Deepfakes are distorting this year’s Victorian election. We found out who’s most susceptible to them
28 SepThe Victorian election is still months away, yet voters are already being shown events which never happened.
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New EU laws make AI content labels compulsory – but might just make it harder to spot deepfakes
17 AugAs the world is increasingly flooded with deepfakes, the European Union is taking action to help people distinguish what is real and what is not.
Your car’s cruise control might not follow QLD safety guidelines, finds study
20 AprAdaptive cruise control (ACC) systems in many of the most popular cars in Queensland might not adhere to the State Government’s safe following distance recommendations, according to new research from the University of the Sunshine Coast.
It’s a pleasure – Declan Humphries on ethics, philosophy and teaching tech
8 AprFrom dial-up gaming and punk radio in rural NSW to shaping national conversations on AI, cyber security and the ethics of emerging tech, Declan Humphreys has turned a lifelong fascination with technology into a mission to question how – and whether – it should shape the way we think.
Political witch hunts and blacklists: Donald Trump and the new era of McCarthyism
23 Sep 2025A modern-day political inquisition is unfolding as slain fair-right activist Charlie Kirk fuels a campaign to silence critics that echoes the darkest chapters of American history.
Why conspiracy theories and misinformation spread in the long wait for Cyclone Alfred
12 Mar 2025As climate change ramps up, extreme weather proliferates and trust in authorities declines, large natural disasters around the world are triggering a wave of conspiracy theorising.
Why AI won't liberate us from work
20 Sep 2024The ideal of AI is to have it do our jobs while we drink cocktails on the beach – in reality we will probably just use our time to do more work.
Social media accelerates trolling – just look at Raygun. How can we stop viral moments from spiralling?
28 Aug 2024For Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, the 2024 Paris Olympics were marred by an outpouring of online trolling.
Beyond the needle: what drives athletes to dope?
10 Jun 2024Coaches, government agencies, sponsors – even family and friends – are having an influence whether an athlete chooses to dope according to recent research from the University of the Sunshine Coast.
Google Chrome just rolled out a new way to track you and serve ads. Here’s what you need to know
1 Dec 2023Instead of third-party cookies, Chrome can now tap directly into your browsing history to gather information on advertising “topics”, Dr Erica Mealy writes for The Conversation.
The highly secretive Five Eyes alliance has disrupted a China-backed hacker group – in an unusually public manner
1 Dec 2023The Five Eyes alliance may well be one of the only deterrents we have against long-term, persistent attacks against our critical infrastructure, UniSC's Dr Dennis Desmond writes for The Conversation.
A national digital ID scheme is being proposed. An expert weighs the pros and (many more) cons
26 Sep 2023While a national scheme to protect our digital identities is well overdue, getting it wrong could lead to even greater damage, Dr Erica Mealy writes for The Conversation.
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