Elon Musk has declared himself part of an influential group urging a six-month pause in the training of advanced artificial intelligence models following ChatGPT’s rise – arguing the systems could pose “profound risks to society and humanity”. The CEO of Twitter and Tesla joined more than 1000 experts in signingContinue Reading
Independent experts have been appointed to scrutinise the Western Australian government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The inquiry will scrutinise the state’s weeks of lockdowns, mask wearing rules, mandatory Covid testing, as well as hard border closures which provoked legal challenges from Queensland mining magnate Clive Palmer. The three expertsContinue Reading
A senior executive at SBS has resigned from a separate role at a top Italian football club after a major scandal involving allegations of false accounting saw the entire board dramatically step down last week. SBS director of television Kathryn Fink took up the role at the public broadcaster earlierContinue Reading