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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Davis, Industry Professor of Emerging Technology and Co-Director, Human Technology Institute, University of Technology Sydney Joshua Sortino / Unsplash / The Conversation Australia’s federal government has today launched a proposed set of mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI alongside a voluntary safety standard for organisations using AI. ... <a title="How Australia’s new AI ‘guardrails’ can clean up the messy market for artificial intelligence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/how-australias-new-ai-guardrails-can-clean-up-the-messy-market-for-artificial-intelligence-238307/" aria-label="Read more about How Australia’s new AI ‘guardrails’ can clean up the messy market for artificial intelligence">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Rose, Honorary Lecturer, University of Adelaide Next week, Timor-Leste will welcome Pope Francis, its first papal visit in 35 years. Aside from being an enormous event in this deeply Catholic country, the two-day visit also has resonance in terms of its recent history. In 1989, John ... <a title="With pope’s visit, Timor-Leste must shine a light on its democratic ideals – not intolerance for dissent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/with-popes-visit-timor-leste-must-shine-a-light-on-its-democratic-ideals-not-intolerance-for-dissent-238204/" aria-label="Read more about With pope’s visit, Timor-Leste must shine a light on its democratic ideals – not intolerance for dissent">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stine S. Johansen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology Melnikov Dmitriy/Shutterstock Do you think a robot should be allowed to lie? A new study published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI investigates what people think of robots that deceive their users. Their research uses examples of ... <a title="If robots could lie, would we be okay with it? A new study throws up intriguing results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/if-robots-could-lie-would-we-be-okay-with-it-a-new-study-throws-up-intriguing-results-238099/" aria-label="Read more about If robots could lie, would we be okay with it? A new study throws up intriguing results">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Hayward, Professor of Conservation Science, University of Newcastle Jack7_7, Shutterstock The dire state of biodiversity across the globe suggests not all governments are willing to act decisively to protect nature. Why is that the case, and is a country’s political ideology a factor? Political ideology is ... <a title="Conservative governments protect more land while socialists and nationalists threaten more species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/conservative-governments-protect-more-land-while-socialists-and-nationalists-threaten-more-species-236519/" aria-label="Read more about Conservative governments protect more land while socialists and nationalists threaten more species">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lyrian Daniel, Associate Professor in Architecture, University of South Australia Imagine coming home after a long day at work. It is winter. You step inside your home. It is warm, quiet and dry. A storm is forecast to blow in tonight. Unprecedented rainfall, they are saying. But ... <a title="How to get the housing we need: healthy, affordable and resilient to climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/how-to-get-the-housing-we-need-healthy-affordable-and-resilient-to-climate-change-238205/" aria-label="Read more about How to get the housing we need: healthy, affordable and resilient to climate change">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Bowell, Lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology The 2024 AFLW season kicked off last week, continuing the growth of a variety of sports that were once considered only for men. This growth has resulted in more women athletes entering elite sporting structures for the first time. However, ... <a title="GPS tracking is everywhere in pro sports but many AFLW players are uncomfortable with it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/gps-tracking-is-everywhere-in-pro-sports-but-many-aflw-players-are-uncomfortable-with-it-237475/" aria-label="Read more about GPS tracking is everywhere in pro sports but many AFLW players are uncomfortable with it">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wayne Peake, Adjunct research fellow, School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University Transmission Films As a racing historian, I knew about Winx’s story long before I stepped into a preview screening of A Horse Named Winx, a new documentary tracing the mare’s great career. But ... <a title="Winx smashed racing records. A new documentary tells her story on and off the track" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/winx-smashed-racing-records-a-new-documentary-tells-her-story-on-and-off-the-track-233102/" aria-label="Read more about Winx smashed racing records. A new documentary tells her story on and off the track">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Murray, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne JelenaStanojkovic/Shutterstock Meta, which owns social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook, has revealed its plans for keeping kids safe online. It wants companies like Apple and Google, who run mobile ... <a title="Meta has a new plan to keep kids safe online, but it’s a missed opportunity for tech giants to work together" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/meta-has-a-new-plan-to-keep-kids-safe-online-but-its-a-missed-opportunity-for-tech-giants-to-work-together-238224/" aria-label="Read more about Meta has a new plan to keep kids safe online, but it’s a missed opportunity for tech giants to work together">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Brincat, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of the Sunshine Coast Shutterstock When most of us think about politics, we think of different views as sitting on a spectrum. Left wing is at one end, right wing at the other. We all, therefore, sit ... <a title="Are the far-left and far-right merging together? That’s what the ‘horseshoe theory’ of politics says, but it’s wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/are-the-far-left-and-far-right-merging-together-thats-what-the-horseshoe-theory-of-politics-says-but-its-wrong-234079/" aria-label="Read more about Are the far-left and far-right merging together? That’s what the ‘horseshoe theory’ of politics says, but it’s wrong">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Shaw, Associate Professor in Public Health, University of Otago Getty Images With walking and cycling funding halved in the government’s recently released National Land Transport Programme, and a weaker transport emissions reduction plan, the potential health benefits of a low-carbon transport system have hit a real ... <a title="Healthier, happier, fairer: new research shows major life benefits from decarbonising transport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/healthier-happier-fairer-new-research-shows-major-life-benefits-from-decarbonising-transport-237660/" aria-label="Read more about Healthier, happier, fairer: new research shows major life benefits from decarbonising transport">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stacy Carter, Professor and Director, Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values, University of Wollongong Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock Imagine this. You’ve finally summoned up the courage to see a GP about an embarrassing problem. You sit down. The GP says: before we start, I’m using my computer ... <a title="Some clinicians are using AI to write health records. What do you need to know?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/some-clinicians-are-using-ai-to-write-health-records-what-do-you-need-to-know-237762/" aria-label="Read more about Some clinicians are using AI to write health records. What do you need to know?">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Jotzo, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University structuresxx, Shutterstock A zero-carbon mindset must “become the new normal” in Australia, according to a much-anticipated report from the federal government’s independent climate advisory body. ... <a title="Can we really reach net zero by 2050? A new report maps out Australia’s path in more detail than ever before" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/can-we-really-reach-net-zero-by-2050-a-new-report-maps-out-australias-path-in-more-detail-than-ever-before-235959/" aria-label="Read more about Can we really reach net zero by 2050? A new report maps out Australia’s path in more detail than ever before">Read more</a>
