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A framework for ethical AI AI has untold potential to transform society for the better. It also has equal potential to cause untold harm. This is why it must be developed ethically.

A framework for ethical AI by The Ethics Centre
ethics.org.au/a-framework-...

12.03.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI controls are coming to Firefox | The Mozilla Blog AI is changing the web, and people want very different things from it. We’ve heard from many who want nothing to do with AI. We’ve also heard from

blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/a...

10.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dowd: Many close to AI’s recent developments are leaving - HeraldNet.com It’s those who are staying, counting on wealth and power and telling you not to worry, who should concern you most.

www.heraldnet.com/2026/02/17/d...

10.03.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Child’s Play, by Sam Kriss Tech’s new generation and the end of thinking

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08.03.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mornin all

08.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Agents of Chaos, by Will Stephenson Sam Kriss on AI’s false starts, doomsday scenarios, and eccentric proponents

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Burning the Books by Richard Ovenden - 5. The Future - BBC Sounds The future and the preservation of information that relates to us and the way we live.

Arguing for the importance of archiving - especially now, as we generate a myriad digital records daily...
by @richove.bsky.social director of @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social

"There is no political power w/o power over the archive..."

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Indeed yes!
Def worth a look πŸ‘πŸΏπŸ’œπŸ™πŸΏ

08.03.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is AI making our brains lazier? - ABC listen Social media gave us brain rot; will AI give us cognitive atrophy? How can we possibly learn to cope with the sheer amount of uncertainty and change heading our way? Cognitive neuroscientist Joel Pea...

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

08.03.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Cameraman’s Revenge (1912): The Truly Weird Origin of Modern Stop-Motion Animation These days, ever more ambitions computer-animated spectacles seem to arrive in theaters every few weeks. But how many of them capture our imaginations as fully as works of the thoroughly analog art of...

The Cameraman’s Revenge (1912): The Truly Weird Origin of Modern Stop-Motion Animation

08.03.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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"Scarier than killer robots": why your mind isn't ready for AI - ABC listen The AI revolution is coming. Your mind isn't ready for it. Cognitive Neuroscientist Joel Pearson walks us through the many ways artificial intelligence is messing β€” and will mess β€” with our psycholog...

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

08.03.2026 02:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI fuels surge in Australian data centre emissions Lobby group claims data centres are 'energy efficient'.

Carbon emissions from Australian data centres have jumped 16 per cent in a year, with the country’s largest operators more than doubling their outputs since the start of the decade ia.acs.org.au/article/2026...

06.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Algorithm denies high level care for Melbourne man with advanced MND Graham Crossan cannot eat, talk or breathe unassisted but he's been denied funding for high-level care due to a new way of assessing aged care funding.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

28.02.2026 04:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sam Altman Is Losing His Grip on Humanity You don’t β€œtrain a human.”

www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

26.02.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Move fast, break everything: Nick Land and accelerationism - ABC listen Nick Land is one of the more interesting contemporary philosophers, and one of the most disturbing. This week we're talking with the author of a new book that sets out Land's ideas, from cybernetic ca...

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

27.02.2026 10:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Planetary Civics Inquiry The Planetary Civics Inquiry is an alliance of researchers, educators, policymakers and designers committed to transforming how we conceive, care for and govern our entangled planet in climate change.

www.rmit.edu.au/about/school...

27.02.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@tobywalsh.bsky.social

26.02.2026 05:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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National Press Club Address: Professor Toby Walsh - Scientia Professor of AI Professor Toby Walsh, Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales, addresses the Press Club on the topic "A...

Thank you #TobyWalsh
iview.abc.net.au/show/nationa...

26.02.2026 05:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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In your March edition of The Monthly …

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Hannah Fry: 'AI can do some superhuman things – but so can forklifts' Mathematician Hannah Fry travels to the front lines of AI in her new BBC documentary AI Confidential with Hannah Fry. She talks to Bethan Ackerley about what the technology is doing to us – for better and for worse

Mathematician Hannah Fry travels to the front lines of AI in her new BBC documentary AI Confidential with Hannah Fry. She talks to Bethan Ackerley about what the technology is doing to us – for better and for worse

26.02.2026 04:16 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Leading AI researcher warns Australia falling behind on safety, investment - ABC listen Investment is flooding the artificial intelligence sector; with big tech firms like Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft projected to spend around $650 billion on AI infrastructure this year alone. T...

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

26.02.2026 04:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A contestant on The Chase faced with the question

β€œSatirical Australian cartoonist Andrew Marlton is better known as First Dog on the... what?

A Leash
B Moon
C Scene”

A contestant on The Chase faced with the question β€œSatirical Australian cartoonist Andrew Marlton is better known as First Dog on the... what? A Leash B Moon C Scene”

Congratulations on achieving One Degree of Larry Emdur, @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social

23.02.2026 09:42 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Audio | The Global Story | Is social media having its Big Tobacco moment? A landmark trial on social media addiction is putting tech giants in the dock.

www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...

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BBC Audio | The Global Story | What β€˜looksmaxxing’ tells us about modern masculinity Inside the β€˜looksmaxxing’ trend, which could be reshaping male beauty standards.

www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...

#looksmaxxing 😱

20.02.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lab Notes: Can we tap the brakes on energy-hungry AI? - ABC listen AI seems to be absolutely everywhere at the moment. While we're still waiting for the productivity revolution β€” or the jobs apocalypse β€” the energy costs of AI are already staggering. So how should w...

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

13.02.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The promise and pitfalls of AI 'deathbots' - ABC listen It's been described as the future of grief, but are AI 'deathbots' really a useful addition to the process of grieving a loved one and what are the philosophical implications of continuing a relations...

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

13.02.2026 07:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A software engineer wants to check a MyGov app's code. The government says it's a national security threat Fraser Tweedale has spent five years fighting to get access to the MyGov Code Generator app's code to make sure it's secure. Services Australia says that it's been advised not to share it.

A software engineer wants to check a MyGov app's code. The government says it's a national security threat www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/09/m...

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ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like thatβ€”and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...

www.wired.com/story/cbp-ic...

05.02.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Auch wegen Trump: Immer mehr New Yorker Juden werden Deutsche In New York steigt die Zahl der Juden, die einen Antrag auf EinbΓΌrgerung nach Deutschland stellen, rasant an. Das hat teils auch mit dem politischen Klima in den USA zu tun. EindrΓΌcke von einer EinbΓΌrgerungszeremonie. Von Giselle Ucar.

Jewish New Yorkers are taking out German citizenships in growing numbers. Because they feel safer there than in the US.

Can’t help but feel emotional about this. Especially on a day like today.

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