Australia may face a rush of datacentre construction before new federal rules take effect, as developers seek approvals under existing state laws, according to a report from Inside AI. The proposed re…
The World Bank's World Development Report 2026 finds that developing economies have more to gain and less to fear from AI than richer ones, with only 4.5% of jobs in low- and middle-income countries a…
A Guardian report found that 47% of UK jobseekers feel humiliated by AI-led interviews, describing them as 'robotic' and lacking meaningful feedback, while 30% would abandon a recruitment process invo…
A study by researchers from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Foscari University of Venice, the University of Melbourne, and Ben Gurion University of the Negev found that AI chatbots outperformed humans in …
AI chatbots from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are now better at romance scams than humans, according to joint research by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Foscari University of Venice, the University of M…
AI chatbots outperformed human scammers at building trust in a study simulating pig-butchering scams, with nearly half of test subjects complying with a request from the AI versus fewer than one in fi…
Microsoft announced the External Red Team Alliance (EXTRA) on July 27, funding 18 university labs across six continents through unrestricted gifts to broaden AI safety and security testing. The initia…
Melbourne, Australia is emerging as a global leader in addressing the energy challenges posed by AI, as data centers are projected to account for up to 11% of Australia's electricity consumption by 20…
A first-year arts student at the University of Melbourne reports widespread misuse of AI by fellow students to complete assignments and exams, raising concerns about the devaluation of university degr…
A new phenomenon called 'AI anxiety' is affecting workers worldwide, driven by fears that artificial intelligence will replace jobs. Australian doctor Grant Blashki described it as a persistent unease…
Fig0, an AI-powered scientific figure generator, launched to help researchers create publication-ready vector illustrations from text, sketches, or PDFs with zero manual drawing. The tool, trusted by …
Researchers trained a collaborative robot to read human emotions using a vision language model that considers contextual factors beyond facial expressions. In experiments with 40 volunteers, the VLM o…
A KPMG report found that 73% of respondents observed personal benefits from AI, primarily efficiency gains, but 56% reported making mistakes due to relying on unverified AI outputs. The consulting gia…