- Explainer
- AI
‘Apologies for any confusion’: Why chatbots hallucinate
Eager to please, over-confident and sometimes downright deceptive – if that sounds like the chatbot in your life, you’re not alone. How often does artificial intelligence get it wrong – and can you “train” yourself to work with it?
- Jackson Graham
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New Google phones hit the street sporting better cameras, faster processor and AI smarts
In addition to more AI, the Pixel 10 line-up adds extra zoom in the lowest-end model, Qi2 charging for the whole line-up and a dust-proof rating for the bendable phone.
- Tim Biggs
‘Honeypot’ profiles of 13-year-old girls were posted online. Predators flocked to one
The social media account of one child attracted five times more messages from suspected predators than another.
- Amber Schultz
Apple, Google lose out to Fortnite developer in landmark ruling
The judgment could reshape digital app stores and also lead to one of the largest class action payouts in Australian history.
- David Swan
- Opinion
- AI
The multitrillion-dollar ‘bubble’ that could sink markets
Unimaginable sums of money are being sunk into AI by some of the world’s most valuable companies. Is this a re-run of the 1990s dot-com and tech bubbles?
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
Google cancels parliamentary lobbying concert at last minute after YouTube ban
Rock band The Rubens were scheduled to play for Google on Wednesday night, but the company pulled the show, saying it risked being disrespectful.
- Olivia Ireland
Australia to take teen social media ban plan global, despite Wiggles’ complaints
Anthony Albanese will present world leaders with Australia’s ban on under-16s using apps such as YouTube and Instagram at an event in New York.
- Olivia Ireland
Google’s cricket-loving CEO has just become a billionaire
When Sundar Pichai won a scholarship to Stanford University in 1993, his family spent more than his father’s annual salary to buy a plane ticket to California. It has paid off.
- Dylan Sloan
- Analysis
- Social media
‘MechaHitler’: Why Elon Musk’s chatbot is at the centre of an Australian legal dispute
Elon Musk’s X and Australia’s online safety watchdog are back in court. Here’s what to know.
- David Swan
- Opinion
- AI
AI may make us more efficient, but it’s turning our brains to mush
ChatGPT and other AI helpers are phenomenal accelerators, but, like performance-enhancing drugs, they carry hidden costs.
- Shadé Zahrai