Australia news

Auto Added by WPeMatico

‘Not regulated’: launch of ChatGPT Health in Australia causes concern among experts

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Australia news, ChatGPT, Health

Calls for clear guardrails and consumer education ahead of wider Australian rollout of OpenAI’s health advice platformFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 60-year-old man with no history of mental illness presented at a hospital emergency department insisting that his neighbour was poisoning […]

‘Not regulated’: launch of ChatGPT Health in Australia causes concern among experts Read More »

More than 4.7m social media accounts blocked after Australia’s under-16 ban came into force, PM says

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Anthony Albanese, Artificial Intelligence, Australia news, Facebook, Instagram, Meta, Snapchat, Social media ban, Social networking, Technology

Accounts removed or restricted on Twitch, Kick, YouTube, Threads, Facebook, Instagram, Snap, X, TikTok and Reddit in world-leading banGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 4.7m social media accounts held by Australians who platforms have judged to be under 16 years of age were deactivated, removed or restricted in the

More than 4.7m social media accounts blocked after Australia’s under-16 ban came into force, PM says Read More »

Wes Streeting asks US expert Jonathan Haidt to address officials on social media ban for under-16s

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Australia news, Children, Digital media, Internet, Keir Starmer, Schools, Social media, Social media ban, Technology, UK news, Wes Streeting

Exclusive: Health secretary issues invitation in push for UK to consider copying landmark restrictions in AustraliaWes Streeting has asked Jonathan Haidt, a bestselling author and high-profile advocate of banning social media for under-16s, to speak to his officials in his push for the UK to consider following a landmark ban in Australia.The health secretary has

Wes Streeting asks US expert Jonathan Haidt to address officials on social media ban for under-16s Read More »

Australian politicians are condemning X and Grok, so why won’t they leave the platform?

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Anthony Albanese, Artificial Intelligence, Australia news, Australian politics, Grok AI, Internet, X

Anthony Albanese has said the AI chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children is ‘abhorrent’ but has an account posting on the siteFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesAnthony Albanese condemned X’s AI chatbot Grok generation of sexualised images of women and children as “abhorrent”, but don’t expect the prime minister –

Australian politicians are condemning X and Grok, so why won’t they leave the platform? Read More »

After the Bondi attack, a deepfaked Guardian video went viral. It won’t be the last – video

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Australia news, Australian media, Bondi beach terror attack, Deepfake, Media, Technology

In the days after the worst mass shooting in Australia since Port Arthur, a wave of misinformation spread across social media. A video of Australian federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett claiming four Indian nationals had been arrested, with a Guardian watermark on screen, was in fact a deepfake made from a genuine video of a

After the Bondi attack, a deepfaked Guardian video went viral. It won’t be the last – video Read More »

Indonesia blocks Musk’s Grok chatbot due to risk of pornographic content

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Asia Pacific, Australia news, Elon Musk, indonesia, Technology, X

Move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned the AI tool and some have opened inquiries into sexualised contentIndonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.The move comes after governments, researchers

Indonesia blocks Musk’s Grok chatbot due to risk of pornographic content Read More »

Grok’s deepfake images which ‘digitally undress’ women investigated by Australia’s online safety watchdog

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Australia news, Deepfake, Internet, Technology, X

eSafety Australia says it ‘has received several reports relating to the use of Grok to generate sexualised images without consent’ since late 2025Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s online safety watchdog is investigating sexualised deepfake images posted on X by its AI

Grok’s deepfake images which ‘digitally undress’ women investigated by Australia’s online safety watchdog Read More »

Sticky inflation, metal prices and the AI bubble risk: key trends to watch in the Australian economy in 2026

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Australia news, Australian economy, Business, Cryptocurrencies, Gold, Inflation, Silver

Can inflation be tamed without further interest rate hikes? And will the hot streak for gold and silver continue in 2026?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian share market delivered a 6.8% return in 2025, representing a third consecutive year of gains in a volatile period marked by trade wars,

Sticky inflation, metal prices and the AI bubble risk: key trends to watch in the Australian economy in 2026 Read More »

Facebook slow to act on posts celebrating Bondi beach massacre, anti-hate group says

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Antisemitism, Artificial Intelligence, Australia news, Bondi beach terror attack, Facebook, Hate crime, Meta, UK news, World news

Exclusive: CST highlights volume of IS-supporting accounts and says social media firms ‘putting all of us in danger’Facebook hosted terrorist propaganda that celebrated the murder of Jews and praised Islamic State, a leading anti-hate group has alleged.The posts included celebrations of the Bondi beach massacre that the Community Security Trust says Facebook has been too

Facebook slow to act on posts celebrating Bondi beach massacre, anti-hate group says Read More »

Proposal to allow use of Australian copyrighted material to train AI abandoned after backlash

Artificial Intelligence, Artificial intelligence (AI), Australia news, Business, Computing, Technology

Productivity Commission recommends waiting three years to establish review into technology after furious response from creative industriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Productivity Commission has abandoned a proposal to allow tech companies to mine copyrighted material to train artificial intelligence models, after

Proposal to allow use of Australian copyrighted material to train AI abandoned after backlash Read More »