By Abu Barkat ullah (Barkat), Associate Professor of Cyber Security, University of Canberra
In the days since an artificial intelligence (AI) agent operated by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to a Services Australia portal holding Medicare statistics, important questions have been raised about Australia’s readiness to prevent future breaches.
Specifically, concerns have been raised about whether Australia is particularly vulnerable to autonomous AI agents because so much of our digital infrastructure depends…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has prepared the way for Tuesday’s expected interest rate rise by pointing to the inflationary pressures from the ongoing Middle East conflict.
Chalmers said Monday that while he wasn’t going to predict the decision of the independent Reserve Bank, there was a near-universal expectation by economists and markets that rates are going up around the world and potentially in Australia, too.
“We will see much more pressure on inflation from developments in the Middle East in particular,” he said.
“Across the major advanced economies, there…
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By Ashmitaa Thiruselvam, Social Media Cadet, The Conversation
Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at yoursay@theconversation.edu.au.
Monday September 28
“In response to your article about AI use in classrooms, I have the impression…
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By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
In The Twilight Before the Storm, global strategist Viktor Shvets charts the shift from the fractured 1930s to today’s crisis culture.
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By Tania Ahmed, Honorary Postdoctoral Associate, Macquarie University
Astronomers have catalogued billions of stars and hundreds of billions of galaxies. We have found thousands of planets orbiting stars. We can also map where these galaxies sit and trace how the universe changes over time.
The universe also contains objects that are too faint, too far away, or too crowded to study easily. Simply taking a picture of a galaxy tells us only parts of its story.…
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By Dennis Wesselbaum, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Otago
Like people everywhere, New Zealanders are worried about living standards, costs and wages. But a global poll reveal some less obvious priorities.
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By Maksuda Akter
Mob violence is rising in Bangladesh as unchecked impunity, weak law enforcement, and social media instigations drive lethal crowd attacks, challenging institutional responses, justice delivery, and overall state accountability.
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By Christoph Nedopil, Industry Professor, Business School, The University of Queensland
For decades, China’s market of 1.4 billion people and extraordinary economic growth gave Australian exporters seemingly endless opportunities. The prevailing assumption was that China’s growing middle class would:
build more infrastructure requiring steel
consume more electricity using coal
and send their children overseas for education.
But China has been transitioning…
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By Rory Mulcahy, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of the Sunshine Coast
Aimee Riedel, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Griffith University
Asha Worsteling, PhD Student, The University of Queensland; Griffith University
Lucas Whittaker, Lecturer in Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
Renee Barnes, Associate Professor of Journalism, University of the Sunshine Coast
The Victorian election is still months away, yet voters are already being shown events which never happened. A machete attack at a petrol station, a woman giving birth on the roadside, floodwater pouring down the steps of parliament: all “deepfakes” generated by artificial intelligence (AI), and all reportedly appearing as paid advertising ahead of voters going to the polls.
Previously described as a potential “
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By Anastasia Powell, Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
52 Australian women have lost their lives to violence this year, including three in recent weeks. How do we make sure we don’t get compassion fatigue?
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