• Portraits to go and prose like Tim Winton: ChatGPT and the rise of AI

    The uncanny ability of the new online chatbot ChatGPT, which converses with humans using the latest in artificial intelligence, has provoked wonder and alarm worldwide. Universities are scrambling to combat AI-assisted cheating and some outlets, like the Australian satirical site the Chaser, will paywall their content to prevent it being used as AI training material.AI expert Prof Toby Walsh speaks to Laura Murphy-Oates about how artificial intelligence is changing the future of learning, art an
  • Lecturer detects bot use in one-fifth of assessments as concerns mount over AI in exams

    Deakin University’s Sally Brandon says technology ‘not going away’ as educators strive to adapt to use of software such as ChatGPTGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn associate communications lecturer at Deakin University has detected the use of bots in almost one-fifth of assessments, sparking concerns that the use of artificial technology to cheat in exams is widespread.Of 54 summer postgraduate assessments Sally Brandon marked, 10 had &
  • How soon will M3gan become reality? Robot ethicists weigh in

    The horror movie’s hi-tech star may be fiction, but concerns over the human relationship with AI are realThe horror film M3gan – and its namesake demon doll – has charmed critics and packed movie theaters, earning $30.4mon its opening weekend. The film’s trailer, which went viral last fall for a scene which shows the robot pausing, mid-kill, to try out a TikTok dance, proved that M3gan is a villain made for memes. But it’s not all bloodthirsty fun: the movie raises