Sydney academic used AI to write SMH opinion piece urging students to avoid using tech to ‘cut corners’
Sydney Morning Herald removes piece by Cath Ellis, despite Western Sydney University saying her use of AI was ‘appropriate’
Chip, chip … boom? South Korea tech makers join the trillion-dollar club but some fear a short-circuit looms
South Korea’s Kospi stock market has hit record highs thanks to AI, but experts urge caution over boom-bust cycles and a heavy reliance on two chipmakers
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Trump signs executive order seeking early access to new AI releases
Under new rules, tech companies will be asked to share AI models with government for review before public release
Anthropic surges as OpenAI struggles to keep up
Stock market filing illustrates AI company’s meteoric rise, while California’s tech billionaires pour cash into elections
Google owner Alphabet to sell $80bn in stock to fund AI spending spree
Markets take note as world’s biggest equity fundraiser bids to garner more money than the three biggest-ever IPOs combined
How will AI sycophancy change us? Early signs are not encouraging
Constant validation and flattery from AI chatbots poses a serious risk to society and our shared grasp of reality, writes Arwa Mahdawi
Tuesday briefing: Palantir’s rise – and why so many oppose its role in the British state
In today’s newsletter: Its software is used from health services to militaries. But controversies and criticism of the $375bn company are leading some to ask if Palantir is too powerful
Hackers trick Meta AI support bot to infiltrate Obama White House Instagram account
Breach of high-profile accounts raises concerns about reliance on AI for security measures such as passwords
Florida lawsuit accuses OpenAI of ignoring safety warnings and putting children at risk
State sues maker of ChatGPT and CEO Sam Altman, alleging company ‘allowed a dangerous product to reach millions’
Debugging: Google requests permission to release 32m mosquitoes in California and Florida
Company asks US government to release army of sterile male mosquitoes to lower number of illness-spreading bugs
Anthropic confidentially files for initial public offering on US stock market
Financial stakes of the AI race rise as Elon Musk’s SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic are slated to go public this year
To YouTube and beyond: how online gen Z directors stormed Hollywood
Record-breaking box office for Backrooms and Obsession has opened the door for twentysomething YouTube creators as the industry rethinks what audiences want
Tech billionaires are spending unprecedented sums in California races. Experts say it’s the tip of the iceberg
From Google co-founder Brin spending $82m to fight a billionaire tax to Google and Meta funding a joint Super Pac, Silicon Valley is engaged in an existential fight for its political power at home
Meta whistleblower’s lawyer says he too is prevented from promoting her book
Ravi Naik says legal ruling that forced Sarah Wynn-Williams to make silent appearance at Hay festival also applies to him