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Forbidden Planet hit cinemas in 1956. Its warnings about AI should terrify us Original
When Forbidden Planet arrived in cinemas in 1956, it was a daring investment in a small genre. At a time when science fiction meant low-budget monster movies and tales of alien invasion, MGM spent big on something far more ambitious: a movie that imagined a world of interplanetary travel, robotics and alien civilisations with real seriousness and scale. The premise is a familiar sci-fi trope now, but wasn’t then.
Forbidden Planet hit cinemas in 1956. Its warnings about AI should terrify us
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Alcohol-free drinks uncover alcohol pricing secrets
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Alcohol pricing is often analyzed using sophisticated computer models to understand how policy changes, such as adjustments to excise, might affect drinking behavior and public health. But the growth of no and low alcohol drinks that closely resemble well-known beer, wine and spirits products—"nolo" look-alikes—means alcohol companies themselves now provide useful real world points of comparison for alcohol pricing.
Alcohol-free ‘look-alikes’ reveal hidden structures in alcohol pricing
Alcohol pricing is often analysed using sophisticated computer models to understand how policy changes, such as adjustments to excise, might affect drinking behaviour and public health. But the growth of no and low alcohol drinks that closely resemble well-known beer, wine and spirits products – “nolo” look-alikes – means alcohol companies themselves now provide useful real world points of comparison for alcohol pricing.
Nolo drinks: a useful comparator for alcohol pricing policy
Microsimulation studies on alcohol pricing policy,1 represent an important advance in modelling the effects of pricing-based interventions.2 However, a real-world development with the potential to illuminate such pricing questions has received little attention.
As AI Leader Nvidia Posts Record Results, Warren Buffett’s Made A Surprise Bet On Google
The world’s most valuable publicly listed company, US microchip maker Nvidia, has reported record $US57 billion revenue in the third quarter of 2025, beating Wall Street estimates. The chipmaker said revenue will rise again to $US65 billion in the last part of the year. The better than expected results calmed global investors’ jitters following a tumultuous week for Nvidia and broader worries about the artificial intelligence (AI) bubble bursting.
H Nvidia και το απροσδόκητο στοίχημα του Γουόρεν Μπάφετ στην Google
Η πιο πολύτιμη εισηγμένη στο χρηματιστήριο εταιρεία στον κόσμο, η αμερικανική κατασκευάστρια μικροτσίπ Nvidia, ανακοίνωσε έσοδα ρεκόρ 57 δισ. δολαρίων το τρίτο τρίμηνο του 2025, ξεπερνώντας τις εκτιμήσεις της Wall Street. Η κατασκευάστρια τσιπ δήλωσε ότι τα έσοδα θα αυξηθούν ξανά στα 65 δισ. δολάρια το τελευταίο μέρος του έτους.
As AI leader Nvidia posts record results, Warren Buffett makes a surprise bet on Google
The world's most valuable publicly listed company, US microchip maker Nvidia has reported a record $US57 billion revenue in the third quarter of 2025, beating Wall Street estimates. The chipmaker said revenue will rise again to $US65 billion in the last part of the year. The better than expected results calmed global investors' jitters following a tumultuous week for Nvidia and broader worries about the artificial intelligence (AI) bubble bursting.
As AI leader Nvidia posts record results, Warren Buffett’s made a surprise bet on Google Original
The world’s most valuable publicly listed company, US microchip maker Nvidia, has reported record $US57 billion ($A88 billion) revenue in the third quarter of 2025, beating Wall Street estimates. The chipmaker said revenue will rise again to $US65 billion in the last part of the year. The better than expected results calmed global investors’ jitters following a tumultuous week for Nvidia and broader worries about the artificial intelligence (AI) bubble bursting.
Could a 'grey swan' sink AI? - Openforum
The term “black swan” refers to a shocking event on nobody’s radar until it actually happens. This has become a byword in risk analysis since a book called The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb was published in 2007. A frequently cited example is the 9/11 attacks. Fewer people have heard of “grey swans”. Derived from Taleb’s work, grey swans are rare but more foreseeable events. That is, things we know could have a massive impact, but we don’t (or won’t) adequately prepare for.
Cameron Shackell
How a 'grey swan event' could burst the market's AI bubble There are three broad categories of risk – beyond the economic realm – that could bring the AI euphoria to an abrupt halt. They’re grey swans because we can see them coming but arguably don’t (or won’t) prepare for them. Get the latest financial, business, and political expert commentary delivered to your inbox. When you sign up, we will never give away or sell or barter or trade your email address.
Could a 'gray swan' event bring down the AI revolution? Here are 3 risks we should be preparing for
The term "black swan" refers to a shocking event on nobody's radar until it actually happens. This has become a byword in risk analysis since a book called "The Black Swan" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb was published in 2007. A frequently cited example is the 9/11 attacks. Fewer people have heard of "gray swans". Derived from Taleb's work, gray swans are rare but more foreseeable events. That is, things we know could have a massive impact, but we don't (or won't) adequately prepare for.
Could a ‘grey swan’ event bring down the AI revolution? Here are 3 risks we should be preparing for
The term “black swan” refers to a shocking event on nobody’s radar until it actually happens. This has become a byword in risk analysis since a book called The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb was published in 2007. A frequently cited example is the 9/11 attacks. Fewer people have heard of “grey swans”. Derived from Taleb’s work, grey swans are rare but more foreseeable events. That is, things we know could have a massive impact, but we don’t (or won’t) adequately prepare for.
Could a ‘grey swan’ event bring down the AI revolution? Here are 3 risks we should be preparing for
James Lauritz/Getty The term “black swan” refers to a shocking event on nobody’s radar until it actually happens. This has become a byword in risk analysis since a book called The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb was published in 2007. A frequently cited example is the 9/11 attacks. Fewer people have heard of “grey swans”. Derived from Taleb’s work, grey swans are rare but more foreseeable events. That is, things we know could have a massive impact, but we don’t (or won’t) adequately prepare for.
Today’s AI hype has echoes of a devastating technology boom and bust 100 years ago
The electrification boom of the 1920s set the United States up for a century of industrial dominance and powered a global economic revolution. But before electricity faded from a red-hot tech sector into invisible infrastructure, the world went through profound social change, a speculative bubble, a stock market crash, mass unemployment, and a decade of global turmoil. Understanding this history matters now.
Today’s AI hype has echoes of a devastating technology boom and bust 100 years ago
The electrification boom of the 1920s set the United States up for a century of industrial dominance and powered a global economic revolution. But before electricity faded from a red-hot tech sector into invisible infrastructure, the world went through profound social change, a speculative bubble, a stock market crash, mass unemployment and a decade of global turmoil. Understanding this history matters now.
Today’s AI hype has echoes of a devastating technology boom and bust 100 years ago
The electrification boom of the 1920s set the United States up for a century of industrial dominance and powered a global economic revolution. But before electricity faded from a red-hot tech sector into invisible infrastructure, the world went through profound social change, a speculative bubble, a stock market crash, mass unemployment and a decade of global turmoil. Understanding this history matters now.
Today’s AI hype has echoes of a devastating technology boom and bust 100 years ago
The electrification boom of the 1920s set the United States up for a century of industrial dominance and powered a global economic revolution. But before electricity faded from a red-hot tech sector into invisible infrastructure, the world went through profound social change, a speculative bubble, a stock market crash, mass unemployment and a decade of global turmoil. Understanding this history matters now.
Today’s AI hype has echoes of a devastating technology boom and bust 100 years ago
The electrification boom of the 1920s set the United States up for a century of industrial dominance and powered a global economic revolution. But before electricity faded from a red-hot tech sector into invisible infrastructure, the world went through profound social change, a speculative bubble, a stock market crash, mass unemployment and a decade of global turmoil. Understanding this history matters now.
Today's AI hype has echoes of a devastating technology boom and bust 100 years ago
The electrification boom of the 1920s set the United States up for a century of industrial dominance and powered a global economic revolution. But before electricity faded from a red-hot tech sector into invisible infrastructure, the world went through profound social change, a speculative bubble, a stock market crash, mass unemployment and a decade of global turmoil. Understanding this history matters now.
If you think AI is being overhyped, check out what happened to a similarly revolutionary technology a century ago
The electrification boom of the 1920s set the United States up for a century of industrial dominance and powered a global economic revolution. But before electricity faded from a red-hot tech sector into invisible infrastructure, the world went through profound social change, a speculative bubble, a stock market crash, mass unemployment and a decade of global turmoil. Understanding this history matters now.
Today’s AI hype has echoes of a devastating technology boom and bust 100 years ago
The electrification boom of the 1920s set the United States up for a century of industrial dominance and powered a global economic revolution. But before electricity faded from a red-hot tech sector into invisible infrastructure, the world went through profound social change, a speculative bubble, a stock market crash, mass unemployment and a decade of global turmoil. Understanding this history matters now.
Computer tracking, an 'electronic collar': Gilles Deleuze's 1990 postscript on the societies of control
Gilles Deleuze was one of the most original and imaginative thinkers of postwar France. A lifelong teacher, he spent most of his career at the University of Paris VIII, influencing generations of students but largely shunning the mantle of public intellectual. His complex, creative books mix philosophy, literature, film and politics—not to give clear answers, but to spark new ways of thinking.
Computers tracking us, people as data points: Gilles Deleuze’s 1990 Postcript on the Societies of Control was eerily prescient
Our cultural touchstones series looks at influential works. Gilles Deleuze was one of the most original and imaginative thinkers of postwar France. A lifelong teacher, he spent most of his career at the University of Paris VIII, influencing generations of students but largely shunning the mantle of public intellectual. His complex, creative books mix philosophy, literature, film and politics – not to give clear answers, but to spark new ways of thinking.
Michel Foucault died in 1984, but his philosophy still speaks to a world saturated with social media
Forty years after his death in Paris on June 25, 1984, many of Michel Foucault’s once radical ideas now seem self-evident. Even critics like Noam Chomsky, who derided Foucault’s moral theories as “incoherent”, find themselves in a world wallpapered with Foucauldian terms like “discourse”, “power-knowledge”, “biopower”, and “governmentality”. Today, who could thrive without knowing how to “control the narrative”, call out a “social construct” or navigate “power dynamics”?
40 years after his death Michel Foucault’s philosophy still speaks to a world saturated with social media
Forty years after his death in Paris on June 25, 1984, many of Michel Foucault’s once radical ideas now seem self-evident. Even critics like Noam Chomsky, who derided Foucault’s moral theories as “incoherent”, find themselves in a world wallpapered with Foucauldian terms like “discourse”, “power-knowledge”, “biopower”, and “governmentality”. Today, who could thrive without knowing how to “control the narrative”, call out a “social construct” or navigate “power dynamics”?
CAN I TAKE YOUR ORDER–AND YOUR DATA? The hidden reason retailers are replacing staff with AI bots | Cameron Shackell / School of Information Systems, Queensland University of Technology / The Conversation
You might have seen viral videos of Wendy’s drive-thru customers in the United States ordering their fast food from the firm’s generative AI bot Wendy’s FreshAI. Most show a very human-like transaction punctuated with cries of amazement at how fast, accurate and polite the system is. While the system and others like it are in their infancy, and some still rely heavily on human assistance, retailers are investing huge sums in AI to replace human workers. Why the rush to automate?
Data is the latent lifeblood of the 21st century business
Retailers want to use AI to get in on the action. In fact, on the heels of its AI drive-thru data bonanza, Wendy's recently had to hose down reports it was considering Uber-style “dynamic pricing” You might have seen viral videos of Wendy's drive-thru customers in the United States ordering their fast food from the firm's generative AI bot Wendy's FreshAI. Most show a very human-like transaction punctuated with cries of amazement at how fast, accurate and polite the system is.
Green hydrogen startup Hysata pockets record $172 million Series B
Wollongong-based electrolyser startup Hysata, which is developing production methods for low-cost green hydrogen, has raised $172 million (US$111.3m) in a Series B, a record for clean tech in Australia. The round was co-led by the venture arm of oil industry giant bp, and Investec’s Hong Kong-based alternative investment firm Templewater, with both chipping in US$10m (A$15.2m).
Product development startup SupplyScope lands $300,000 pre-Seed from Skalata
SupplyScope, a product development startup dealing with regulatory compliance and safety to get to market faster, has raised $300,000 from early-stage investor Skalata. The challenge faced by product suppliers is that takes months of testing and paperwork to get to market. As a result, many have bypassed larger stockists by selling direct-to-consumer and via online marketplaces.
Startmate Demo Day: Telemattica is transforming rail safety with real-time analysis
Startmate held Demo Day for its summer 2024 cohort at Blackbird’s Sunrise in Sydney last week and Startup Daily is profiling the 10 startups involved. Today it’s Telemattica, which is stopping transport going off the rails, literally. The ‘Check Engine Light’ on your car could very possibly be one of its most frustrating safety features. This is because while the presence of the yellow flashing symbol tells you that there is something wrong with your engine, it doesn’t tell you what or why.
What you need to know about Victoria's state budget - and how spending growing revenue leads to more debt
But that was not to be, for the government – which has the largest debt of all the states and territories at A$156 billion – has kept its fiscal juices flowing. State coffers have swelled beyond the budget estimates last year by $4.2 billion, but instead of banking the revenue surge, the government has chosen to keep spending. $6 billion of new initiatives were announced for 2024-25, or about $3 billion net of savings.
Breakthrough Victoria cops a $360 million haircut, LaunchVic scores $40 million in state budget
The Victorian government is cutting funding for its sovereign venture fund, Breakthrough Victoria, by $90 million annually over the next four year, today’s state budget reveals. The reduction in capital allocation for the $2 billion fund comes amid sustained criticism and a high profile media campaign by the likes of Adir Shiffman, chair of ASX-listed Catapult Sports, who wanted the fund abolished, in recent months.
Expat Google engineering exec Claire Southey heads home to join ecommerce marketer Rokt
Data engineer and artificial intelligence expect Claire Southey is back in Sydney after six years in the UK and US working for Amazon and Google, at ecommerce marketing platform Rokt. Southey, who collected her swipe card as senior VP of engineering this week, is one of three new hires for the Australian arm of the US-based, Square Peg-backed tech unicorn, which was last valued at $3.5 billion following a $458 million Series E round in 2021.
Can I take your order-and your data? The hidden reason retailers are replacing staff with AI bots
You might have seen viral videos of Wendy's drive-thru customers in the United States ordering their fast food from the firm's generative AI bot Wendy's FreshAI. Most show a very human-like transaction punctuated with cries of amazement at how fast, accurate and polite the system is. While the system and others like it are in their infancy, and some still rely heavily on human assistance, retailers are investing huge sums in AI to replace human workers. Why the rush to automate?
Noam Chomsky turns 95: The social justice advocate paved the way for AI. Does it keep him up at night?
Noam Chomsky, the revered and reviled genius once famously described as "the most important intellectual alive", turned 95 Dec. 6. He is a monumental figure in modern linguistics, and only a slightly lesser deity in psychology, philosophy and political activism. His work establishing cognitive science as a discipline is so fundamental to the rise of AI that it's rarely acknowledged anymore.
Noam Chomsky turns 95: the social justice advocate paved the way for AI. Does it keep him up at night?
Noam Chomsky, the revered and reviled genius once famously described as “the most important intellectual alive”, turns 95 today. He is a monumental figure in modern linguistics, and only a slightly lesser deity in psychology, philosophy and political activism. His work establishing cognitive science as a discipline is so fundamental to the rise of AI that it’s rarely acknowledged anymore.
Noam Chomsky turns 95: the social justice advocate paved the way for AI. Does it keep him up at night?
Technology 7 hours ago Four Tricks to Get Around ChatGPT’s Character Limit Lifehacker - Joshua Hawkins • 7h Home Tech AI Bypass that pesky character limit with these handy ChatGPT hacks.
Winning special trademark use rights is the key to large-scale monetisation of generative AI
In his latest column, Cameron Shackell looks at the potential impact for trademarks when generative AI platforms begin to monetise – and why regulators need to take urgent action. Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content. Register now Subscribe to unlock unlimited access Get news, unique commentary, expert analysis and essential resources from the WTR experts. Subscribe now Already have access? Login below
Will AI kill creative jobs? - Openforum
There’s no doubt generative AI’s ability to rapidly produce new texts, images and audio is shaking up creative jobs. In the long-running Writers Guild of America strike, a central sticking point has been the guild’s demand that AI be used only as a research tool and not a replacement for its members. For many creative types, it seems harder to earn a living with AI around. At the same time, however, AI tools are often seen as a springboard to next-level human creativity.
Will AI kill the creativity in media? It could…
By Cameron Shackell There’s no doubt generative AI’s ability to rapidly produce new texts, images and audio is shaking up creative jobs. In the long-running Writers Guild of America strike, a central sticking point has been the guild’s demand that AI be used only as a research tool and not a replacement for its members. For many creative types, it seems harder to earn a living with AI around. At the same time, however, AI tools are often seen as a springboard to next-level human creativity.
Will AI kill our creativity? It could - if we don’t start to value and protect the traits that make us human
There’s no doubt generative AI’s ability to rapidly produce new texts, images and audio is shaking up creative jobs. In the long-running Writers Guild of America strike, a central sticking point has been the guild’s demand that AI be used only as a research tool and not a replacement for its members. For many creative types, it seems harder to earn a living with AI around. At the same time, however, AI tools are often seen as a springboard to next-level human creativity.
Will AI kill our creativity? It could, if we don't start to value and protect the traits that make us human
There's no doubt generative AI's ability to rapidly produce new texts, images and audio is shaking up creative jobs. In the long-running Writers Guild of America strike, a central sticking point has been the guild's demand that AI be used only as a research tool and not a replacement for its members. For many creative types, it seems harder to earn a living with AI around. At the same time, however, AI tools are often seen as a springboard to next-level human creativity.
Will AI kill our creativity? It could - if we don’t start to value and protect the traits that make us human
There’s no doubt generative AI’s ability to rapidly produce new texts, images and audio is shaking up creative jobs. In the long-running Writers Guild of America strike, a central sticking point has been the guild’s demand that AI be used only as a research tool and not a replacement for its members. For many creative types, it seems harder to earn a living with AI around. At the same time, however, AI tools are often seen as a springboard to next-level human creativity.
Will AI kill our creativity? It could - if we don’t start to value and protect the traits that make us human
There’s no doubt generative AI’s ability to rapidly produce new texts, images and audio is shaking up creative jobs. At the same time, however, AI tools are often seen as a springboard to next-level human creativity. Technologies such as Anthropic’s chatbot Claude and OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Dall-E 3 offer a seductive creative experience. Will these tools help us survive and thrive as a creative species? Or are they the death knell of creativity as we know it? What is creativity?
GO1, Hysata, LaunchVic's Kate Cornick, Q-CTRL and Earlywork win at the Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards
Brisbane online training unicorn GO1 has won Scaleup of the Year, with Wollongong hydrogen electrolyser manufacturer Hysata winning Startup of the Year at the 2023 Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards.
Is being an AI ‘whisperer’ the job of the future or a short-lived fad? - The Australia Today
By Cameron Shackell As generative AI settles into the mainstream, growing numbers of courses and certifications are promising entry into the “hot job” of prompt engineering. Having skills in using natural language (such as English) to “prompt” useful content out of AI models such as ChatGPT and Midjourney seems like something many employers would value. But is it as simple as doing a short course and riding the wave to a six-figure salary?
Prompt engineering: Is being an AI 'whisperer' the job of the future or a short-lived fad?
As generative AI settles into the mainstream, growing numbers of courses and certifications are promising entry into the "hot job" of prompt engineering. Having skills in using natural language (such as English) to "prompt" useful content out of AI models such as ChatGPT and Midjourney seems like something many employers would value. But is it as simple as doing a short course and riding the wave to a six-figure salary?
Prompt engineering: is being an AI ‘whisperer’ the job of the future or a short-lived fad? Original
As generative AI settles into the mainstream, growing numbers of courses and certifications are promising entry into the “hot job” of prompt engineering. Having skills in using natural language (such as English) to “prompt” useful content out of AI models such as ChatGPT and Midjourney seems like something many employers would value. But is it as simple as doing a short course and riding the wave to a six-figure salary? Read more: Text-to-audio generation is here.
Prompt engineering: is being an AI 'whisperer' the job of the future or a short-lived fad?
4 hours ago These new AI assistant bots are more focused on personal help than on writing or performing other tasks for you. Beyond ChatGPT, a new category of AI assistants is emerging. Pi, Poe, Personal.ai, and Woebot are personal AI chatbots. Unlike ChatGPT, Claude, and Bard, which I’ve written about …
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