The Australian government has announced a News Bargaining Incentive to tax big digital platforms if they do not give money to news publishers, regardless of whether they carry news. The legislation will be backdated to January 202...
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0Sora breaks OpenAI
2024-12-12 • chatgpt openai video generation sora synthetic media
OpenAI's video-generation engine Sora has run into problems, with the launch of ChatGPT followed by a fast uptake. The site is experiencing a major outage, and there is a high demand for access to Sora. Influential tech Youtuber M...
0Search is going down
2024-11-27 • chatgpt siri google voice assistants ai
The text discusses the decline of Google search and the rise of ChatGPT as a more efficient alternative. It also mentions the challenges faced by Google and Apple in adapting to the new AI technology.
The author discusses the need for misinformation legislation in Australia, emphasizing the role of algorithms in filtering content and the potential impact on freedom of speech. The legislation requires internet platforms to estab...
0A message from 1964
2024-11-07 • climate change technology predictability
The text discusses the 1964 Rand Corporation report on long-range forecasting, highlighting the predictions made by experts in various fields. The author reflects on the accuracy of these predictions and the blind spots of the exp...
0Everything goes right
2024-10-31 • innovation fake news journalism revenue trust
The text discusses a best-case scenario for news media, focusing on the decline of trust in news, the flood of fake news, and the potential solutions to these issues. It also addresses the decline in revenue for news organizations...
The Australian parliamentary report on digital platforms shows the failure of the current legislative approach to funding news. It recommends the creation of a Digital Affairs Ministry, investigation of a digital platform levy to ...
0The memory game
2024-10-17 • chatgpt neural networks memory vintage computers ai
The text discusses the importance of memory in large language model AIs, the differences between human and computer memory, and the limitations of current AI technology. The author shares their experiences with ChatGPT and its mem...
The text discusses the potential use of AI as a news interface rather than for content creation. It introduces Google's NotebookLM, a prototype AI news interface, and its capabilities. The author shares their experience of using t...
Media Watch is an Australian TV show that critiques mainstream media. The show is moving towards a story-led project informed by data to remain relevant. The current host, Paul Barry, is retiring after 11 years. The show has an ei...
The text is a summary of Yuval Noah Harari's book 'Nexus', discussing the dangers of AI and the need for regulation to prevent chaos. Harari argues that information has the power to create new realities and connect people, and tha...
The text discusses the decline of traditional media, particularly TV news and print journalism, due to the rise of digital platforms and AI-generated news. It highlights the impact on journalism education, investigative reporting,...
OpenAI released a safety report card for GPT-4o, focusing on risks from its new advanced voice mode. The report details restrictions on the AI, including mimicking voices, identifying speakers, speaking erotically, singing, and in...
0AI versus the human brain
2024-08-20 • neural networks energy training human brain gpt-5 ai
The text discusses the comparison between artificial neural networks and the human brain, highlighting the complexity and efficiency of neural networks. It explains the working of neural networks, the training process, and the com...
The Australian government is considering not banning gambling advertising due to the dire finances of free-to-air media. The reasons given for avoiding a ban are that the media needs gambling ad revenue to stay afloat. The author ...
0The essay is dead
2024-08-07 • chatgpt education essay writing plagiarism ai
The essay is dead due to the use of generative AI, such as ChatGPT, to write essays, leading to widespread cheating in universities. The AI-generated text is undetectable and can be used for various purposes. The post discusses th...
The text discusses the findings of the annual Digital News Report from the University of Canberra, highlighting seven key facts about news consumption. It emphasizes the dominance of mobile phones and social media as news sources,...
The text discusses the usefulness of large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, noting that they are still in the learning phase. The author shares his experiences using ChatGPT for various tasks, such as research, translation, an...
The author discusses the global subscription pricing structure of The Economist, highlighting the significant price variations based on the subscriber's nationality. The author compares the pricing to the Big Mac Index and critici...
0Death of a newsroom
2024-07-03 • journalism media companies tv news newshub
The Newshub newsroom in New Zealand is shutting down due to declining TV audience and revenue. The closure will weaken democracy in New Zealand. The author reflects on his time at Newshub and the impact of the closure on the indus...