When advertising executive Dee Madigan received a private message on social media from Queensland Premier Steven Miles, she was immediately intrigued. The pair have been friends for years, so Ms Madigan knew it wasn’t the actual prominent political leader she was talking to. “I was stuck at home with CovidContinue Reading
Leading experts have revealed the jobs most likely to become obsolete thanks to the rapid rollout of increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence technology. Last week, news.com.au reported that a major fast food chain in the United States had replaced its drive-through staff with AI voice recognition, with machines now taking ordersContinue Reading
The secret locations of some new mobile phone detection cameras in South Australia have been revealed. Following in the footsteps of NSW, Queensland and Victoria, South Australia will be conducting a mobile phone detection trial from June through to December this year. Five locations were confirmed on January 1 –Continue Reading
The soaring popularity of Australia’s women’s soccer team has prompted the Australian National University (ANU) to dub “Matilda” as its 2023 word of the year. Australians were transfixed by the Matildas’ semi-final run in the FIFA Women’s World Cup in August as well as their recent qualifiers for next year’sContinue Reading
The world’s most popular apps Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp will be impacted the introduction of new artificial intelligence technology announced by Meta today. The company’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, revealed three major pieces of news at Meta Connect in Menlo Park: the new Quest 3 mixed reality headset, new AI developmentsContinue Reading
Global leaders should be working to reduce “the risk of extinction” from artificial intelligence technology, a group of industry chiefs and experts warned on Tuesday. A one-line statement signed by dozens of specialists, including Sam Altman whose firm OpenAI created the ChatGPT bot, said tackling the risks from AI shouldContinue Reading
A 30-year old tech company, that you have possibly never heard of, has seemingly come out of nowhere to overtake tech giants Facebook and Tesla in the race to a $1 trillion milestone. US computer chip-maker Nvidia (pronounced en-vid-eya) saw a remarkable 24.4 per cent surge in its stock pricesContinue Reading