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News Corp is essentially an AI ‘input company’, chief executive says, after US$150m deal with Meta

Chief executive Robert Thomson says he often speaks to both OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Meta’s Mark ZuckerbergNews Corp’s global chief executive has described news organisations as a valuable “input” for artificial intelligence, as the media empire signs an AI content licensing deal with Meta worth up to US$50m (A$71m) a year.In an upbeat presentation, the […]

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Nine urges Albanese to prop up media in face of AI threat

Long-awaited news bargaining code with Google, Meta and TikTok at risk of further delay, chief executive saysSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereThe head of Nine Entertainment has called on the prime minister to prioritise a policy to force global platforms to compensate local media as artificial intelligence-fuelled big tech disrupts the

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Australian journalism ‘sidelined’ in AI-generated news summaries on Copilot, research shows

Exclusive: Experts say AI is likely to create more news deserts, fewer independent voices and threaten the viability of Australian journalismGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian journalism is largely “invisible” in AI-generated news summaries from Microsoft Copilot, which overwhelmingly favour US or European media, research by the University of Sydney

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

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

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Kerry O’Brien sounds the alarm for Australian media in thunderous Walkleys address | The Weekly Beast

Former 7.30 host takes Labor government to task for record on press freedom and pays tribute to Palestinian journalists. Plus: a roo in the newsWant to get this in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for the Weekly Beast media newsletter hereThe former ABC broadcaster Kerry O’Brien got a standing ovation at the 70th Walkley

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