Geraldton's growing pigeon population, fuelled by bumper crops and spilled grain along roads, is raising concerns for households and businesses.
Artificial intelligence could lead to workplace surveillance without further oversight, unions say
Employees could be monitored at work or subjected to discrimination during recruitment if there is not appropriate oversight of artificial intelligence in the workplace, according to unions. But Australia's peak business body has cautioned against introducing further regulation that could prevent local businesses from having a "competitive edge".
Photo shows A robot that resembles a CCTV camera is attached to the front of a research vessel.AI has assisted composers to make music for decades. Now it's putting the future of those musicians in doubt
Computers have been making music for decades, but today's AI technology has changed everything. Musicians have big concerns.
Photo shows woman sits next to piano with switched on computer screen in background'Can machines think?': Turing's question revived by a robot's painting of the British scientist
"Can machines think?" Alan Turing's question revived by a robot's painting of the British scientist.
Photo shows a human-like female robot with a bob in front of a blotchy surreal portrait of a manMum of schoolgirl caught up in AI fake porn scandal rejects social media ban
The Victorian mother of teenage girl whose fake nude images were circulated online says boys should be educated so they don't behave in a manner where girls feel unsafe.
Photo shows A sign out the front of Bacchus Marsh Grammar.'It's like the 30 years had never passed': Tom Hanks reunites with Forrest Gump crew for new epic Here
Tom Hanks and Robin Wright play a couple across decades in Here thanks to AI-generative tech, giving them a digital face lift to play teenagers.
Photo shows Tom Hanks and Robin Wright hug in a living room.Fake Facebook accounts spread disinformation during local government elections
"Ridiculous" use of AI and fake social media accounts interfere with local council elections in Victoria.
Photo shows Flaudulent election material.When AI wrongly described this man as a criminal, it thrust him into uncharted legal territory
Unprecedented legal battles are testing if parent companies of tools like ChatGPT can be liable for defamation when innocent people are incorrectly described as criminals.
Photo shows Man seen from mouth down sitting with crossed legs with lap-top in lap. He wears shirt and jeans, and has ginger beard.Massive new AI data centres will generate millions of tonnes of electronic waste
Huge data centres built for generative AI will generate millions of tonnes of electronic waste by 2030, the equivalent of discarding billions of smartphones each year, a study suggests.
Photo shows A data centre'A very dangerous place': Calls for caution as ADF unveils autonomous weapons
As governments around the world turn to artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons in conflict, human rights advocates and scientists are calling for stronger frameworks to guide their use.
Photo shows A soldier in the Australian army with a helmet, camouflage and protective eyewear operates a remote control inside a tank.'Don't have a machine making final decisions': Warnings as banks ramp up AI push
Australia's big four banks are ramping up their use of artificial intelligence to answer customer calls and assess loan applications. How long before a machine rather than a human writes your home loan?
Photo shows For sale sign outside an apartment building along a street in Brisbane on October 31, 2018.Greater Hobart residents can check risk level on their home as bushfire index expanded
A tool by which people can enter their Hobart address to see how their residence has been assessed for bushfire threat has been updated for the coming Tasmanian season — with one suburb home to 1,727 buildings considered in the most at-risk categories.
Photo shows Bushfire on eastern shore of Hobart.Taiwan's chip domination the real prize in East-West divide
Silicon chips are now fundamental to modern life, incorporated into every facet of electronics and driving up share prices on Wall Street. Taiwan has dominated semiconductor production but finds itself at the centre of a geopolitical, and technological, contest.
Photo shows A microchip.'Cooking the books': Tasmanian government used AI to validate developer's hotel claims
Artificial intelligence (AI) was used by the Tasmanian government to validate a developer's claim about the economic benefits of a contentious luxury hotel planned for Hobart, new documents reveal.
Photo shows Artist impression of proposed waterside development in Hobart.The AI sexbot industry is just getting started. It brings strange new questions — and risks
As 'digisexuality' rises, governments should pay attention to the corporations profiting from unethical AI porn.
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Photo shows A promotional image for Replika AI companionsPassport facial recognition technology revolutionising turtle monitoring
Not-for-profit Green Heroes is employing artificial intelligence technology used in passport facial scanning to monitor turtles.
Has Video Duration: 1 minute 32 seconds.Uncovering the mysteries of the deep with a little help from AI
The artificial intelligence used for passport facial scanning is now helping Australian conservationists track elusive sea turtles.
Photo shows A close up of a green sea turtles face with red dots on the scales.AI retinal scanner can better and faster diagnose blindness than eye specialists
The Lions Eye Institute has won $5 million in state funding for an Australian-first invention to improve eye care in WA's isolated and remote communities.
Photo shows Two men smile at a camera on a hospital bed.Australia's first political deepfake labelled Queensland 'cooked'. Since then, they've only become harder to detect
As technology advances, there are concerns digitally manipulated content could shape the outcome of elections and become a threat to how people perceive democracy.
Photo shows a graphic with politicans and a deep fake photo surrounding my social media iconsSubservience is the latest take on the threat of AI. What can these films tell us about our future?
Can robots consent? Can AI be a parenting substitute? Why does sentience always lead to evil? New film Subservience may not be treading new ground, but it throws up questions that continue to plague us all.
Photo shows Megan Fox with very straight hair and perfect makeup looks blankly at someoneInsecure Deebot robot vacuums collect photos and audio to train AI
The ABC has found critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities in Ecovacs devices.
Photo shows An Ecovacs robot on a kitchen floor, and its owner crouching over it