• New York Mets reject concerns over in-game AI use after Ottavino claims

    Green says Mets follow all MLB AI guidelinesOttavino alleges club used AI for pitch decisionsMLB recently restricted dugout iPad functionsNew York Mets interim manager Andy Green said the club is fully compliant with Major League Baseball when asked about a report that singled out his organization for using artificial intelligence for in-game strategy decisions.“Whatever the rules are, we remain fully compliant and Major League Baseball makes those determinations,” Green said before
  • ANU accused of ‘hysterical’ response to students using AI to cheat as unis scramble to ‘secure’ assessments

    Australia risks ‘shipping’ intellectual capability overseas if educational rigour not restored, experts warnFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn academic at the Australian National University has accused it of a “hysterical” response to students using AI to cheat, as tertiary institutions rush to shore up the credibility of assessments.But a colleague warned Australia is in danger of “shi
  • Albanese’s AI speech was a good start. Now Australia must confront these bigger questions | Julianne Schultz

    The PM’s vision must look beyond datacentres and copyright to questions of capability, security and public benefitGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEvery new technology has a tipping point, when it speeds towards ubiquity, changing the world as we once knew it. In the past six months, artificial intelligence, in its various forms, has crossed that threshold.You can measure it in the billions of dollars being invested; the hope-tinged-with-fear decrees from presiden
  • UK tech advocates alarmed by Burnham plan to scrap technology department

    MPs and industry experts say potential reorganisation will waste time at critical moment for AI and economic growthAndy Burnham’s plan to scrap the government’s technology department has triggered an angry backlash from MPs, Whitehall officials and tech experts.The incoming prime minister has asked officials to draw up plans to abolish the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology as part of a wider Whitehall shake-up. Continue reading...
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