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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner will register an online safety code covering internet search engines after industry was asked by the regulator to go back to the drawing board to ensure it contained protections against new risks posed by the integration of generative AI. Online safety codes and standards will cover multiple sections of the online industry … Continued
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eSafety’s new tech trends position statement on generative AI provides specific Safety by Design interventions that industry can adopt immediately to improve user safety and empowerment. “If industry fails to systematically embed safety guardrails into generative AI from the outset, harms will only get worse as the technology becomes more widespread and sophisticated,” eSafety Commissioner … Continued
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6 July 2023 Meta will be launching Threads tomorrow in direct competition to Twitter, which is facing challenges of its own. But according to a CDU digital expert, both companies and their billionaire owners need to watch their backs as new players storm into the digital space. CDU digital expert Dr Jon Mason is available … Continued
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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has issued a legal notice to Twitter seeking information about what the social media giant is doing to tackle online hate on the platform. eSafety received more complaints about online hate on Twitter in the past 12 months than any other platform and has received an increasing number of reports of serious … Continued
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A Monash expert is available to comment on Minister Ed Husic’s indication that the Australian government may mandate labelling of AI-generated material to minimise the potential negative effects of the rapidly advancing technology. Professor Geoff Webb, Department of Data Science & AI, Faculty of Information Technology Contact details: +61 450 501 248 or [email protected] … Continued
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New research by Monash University experts has tracked Japanese hanami (flower viewing) via social media images, producing an unprecedented map of cherry blossoms across Japan to document their annual bloom and calculate its peak in major cities. Flowering plants like Japanese cherry blossoms provide important resources for insect pollinators but their flowering behaviour is … Continued
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The National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) congratulates the Minister for Communications, the Hon Michelle Rowland MP, and NBN Co for the launch of a new satellite plan – nbn® Sky Muster® Plus Premium – that introduces more connectivity options for people across rural, regional and remote Australia. The Alliance welcomes several benefits this will … Continued
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Professor Matthew Warren, Director, Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation Topics: TikTok, internet, cyber risks, social media, global security. “TikTok poses a risk for all Australians due to the excessive data collection by the TikTok app which can lead to cyber risks. “Montana’s ban of TikTok is part of a global trend due to … Continued
