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Journalist @abcnews, author of books on scientology and cricket. Email cannane.steve@abc.net.au or encrypted stevecannane@protonmail.com
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Program: Iran is done backing down. Is Trump's war now unwinnable?

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By Latika Bourke Verified, Steve Cannane Verified, Aston Brown Verified
| Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
Is Donald Trump trapped in a war with Iran he cannot end? The ceasefire has collapsed, and the warships are back. Chicago University's Professor Robert Pape has been modelling conflict for over 20 years and says both sides look to be caught in an escalation trap: a long war neither can walk away from.
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Program: Growing fears surround growth of AI

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By Steve Cannane Verified
| AM (Podcast)
Since Anthropic announced in April that it was limiting the release of its new artificial intelligence model Claude Mythos due to its hacking capabilities, there have been growing fears about the power of cutting-edge AI. Last week some of the world's top AI CEOs urged US Congress to bring in controls on the sale of synthetic materials they believe could, with the help of AI, build dangerous bioweapons.
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Federal government accused of AI policy retreat as US tech giants plan Australian investments

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By Steve Cannane Verified, Lesley Robinson Verified, Lara Sonnenschein
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
A former Labor minister says the federal government "blinked" on AI regulation, shelving plans to make it safer for consumers rather than provoke US President Donald Trump. When he was minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic was planning to bring in "mandatory guardrails" on high-risk AI as part of a standalone act that aimed to protect the community against the technology's potential harms. After the election in May 2025, he was dumped from the ministry in a factional deal.
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