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The identification of skulls is difficult and prone to error.

Forensic investigators focus on five parts of a skull. AI has turned that on its head

Australian scientists have developed a new AI tool to help identify skulls from crime scenes and mass casualty events.

  • Angus Dalton

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Elon Musk (left) cofounded OpenAI with Sam Altman in 2015, but left before the company took off.

Musk v Altman: Watch the billionaires’ faux fight for humanity

If billionaire biffo is your entertainment weakness, the latest outbreak in the war between Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman will have you glued to your X feed.

  • Elizabeth Knight
At loggerheads over AI: Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman.

War of words as Elon Musk-led group makes $155 billion bid for ChatGPT owner OpenAI

The offer has triggered missives from both OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Musk, intensifying their long-running feud.

  • David Swan
Computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, who last year won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in AI, has criticised his former employer Google.

‘Godfather of AI’ sounds alarm on Google weapons plan

Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton helped pioneer Google’s work in artificial intelligence. Now he has lashed out at the tech giant.

  • James Titcomb and Matthew Field
DeepSeek, a Chinese-owned open-source artificial intelligence platform, was developed with far less investment, time, and infrastructure than its US big-tech competitors.

‘Most dangerous technology ever’: Protesters urge AI pause

Google this week quietly revised its artificial intelligence ethics, no longer ruling out military or surveillance use.

  • David Swan
The writing’s on the wall: AI is trying to deskill me, but I won’t let it.

AI can do many things. But it won’t help you with this

The writing’s on the wall: AI is trying to deskill me, but I won’t let it.

  • Richard Glover
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The Australian government has banned DeepSeek from being downloaded onto government devices.

Australia bans Chinese AI platform DeepSeek on government devices

The government’s ban is the latest in a string of prohibitions on Chinese technology companies due to national security concerns.

  • Mike Foley

I’ve declared war on fare dodgers. It’s one of my six signs of ageing

My bus driver confirmed my own observations: fare cheats are everywhere. So what’s that got to do with getting older?

  • Malcolm Knox
Trump called DeepSeek’s arrival a “wake-up call” for US companies who must focus on “competing to win”.

Deep impact: China’s AI tidal wave hits Trump, and Australia

The cheap, open AI model has sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley. Has Australia already been left behind or does DeepSeek’s rapid rise, despite limited resources, mean something similar could emerge locally?

  • David Swan
Australia’s largest cybersecurity provider CyberCX issued a threat advisory on Friday, declaring that it is “almost certain” that DeepSeek and the user data it collects are subject to direction and control by the Chinese government.

‘Almost certain’: Call to ban DeepSeek on government devices over China fears

Australia’s largest cybersecurity firm has issued a threat advisory, saying it believes DeepSeek user data is subject to control by the Chinese government.

  • David Swan

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