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Government has no plans to ban smart glasses imports, attorney-general says
The Australian government has unveiled draft privacy laws, including a “right to erasure” from large social media platforms and search engines. While the government is not currently considering an import ban on smart glasses, it acknowledges concerns about their potential misuse and has signalled that local councils could restrict their use. The draft legislation also addresses issues like meaningful consent, data trading, and introduces a new service called IDLock to give individuals more control over their identity documents.
‘Scary’: how misinformation and AI hallucinations are infiltrating Australia’s parliament
Guardian analysis reveals that dozens of policy submissions from across the political spectrum incorrectly summarise real research and invent or wrongly cite sources.
Dr Who, Star Wars and the manosphere: 'Geek culture' revealed as pipeline to misogyny
The article describes how the manosphere, a collection of online communities that promote misogyny and anti-feminist views, is attracting young men. The article highlights the experiences of several men who were drawn into the manosphere and how it affected their lives.
AI-generated songs banned from Australian music charts
The article describes the Australian Recording Industry Association's (ARIA) decision to ban AI-generated music from its charts. The ban applies to tracks that are wholly AI-generated, while recordings using AI in a supporting role will remain eligible. The decision comes after a song produced with AI became the most-played track on Australian radio and reached number four on two ARIA charts in July.
Should tech giants pay for news?
A new scheme to ensure social media companies pay for the journalism published on their platforms is being proposed by the government.
‘Our children are less cognitively capable,’ says neuroscientist who wants to cut screen use in schools
Jared Cooney Horvath argues that educational technology undermines how children learn and develop Jared Cooney Horvath is on a mission. In the wake of global campaigns for smartphone bans in schools and social media restrictions for under-16s, the neuroscientist wants to raise the alarm about educational technology in classrooms.
Songs created by AI banned from Australia's music charts
The move comes weeks after a DJ admitted using AI to remix a Madonna song that topped the Australian charts.
Camera glasses contain footage that appears to have been incidentally filmed inside factory | 7.30
Big Tech wants its AI glasses or other so-called wearables to replace the phone as everyone's primary device. Others are calling the new tech cringey stalkerware. Camera glasses have been used for secretly filming women without their consent and a battle over privacy is only just beginning.
Did someone wearing Meta Glasses film you today? Are you sure?
People say they’ve been secretly filmed in their own homes, at concerts and at work. Are the wildly popular smartglasses the final nail in the coffin of personal privacy?
Meta and Zuckerberg to face a $1.4 trillion social media addiction trial
Meta - the operator of social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram - and its boss Mark Zuckerberg are facing their biggest trial yet, with the tech giant being sued for the value of the company: $1.4 trillion.
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