Josh Taylor
Technology reporter, Guardian Australia
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‘Extremely disappointed’: WA government seeks reimbursement from Deloitte over flawed university report
According to the excerpt of a Guardian report, the Western Australian government is seeking expedited cost recovery from Deloitte after errors were found in a university merger feasibility study. The errors reportedly include AI-hallucinated references and cost discrepancies of hundreds of millions of dollars. The state paid $166,000 for the study.
Calls to strengthen workplace privacy in Australia as employers turn to AI to track staff
According to the excerpt, Guardian Australia reports that the Human Technology Institute warns employers increasingly use technology from CCTV to keystroke monitoring to track workers, accelerated by AI, often without informing staff. Examples include cameras used to stop phone use and AI tracking that flagged a cashier's rare errors.
Kylie Minogue songs already used to train AI as tech firms ‘strong-arm’ Australian government, music body warns
According to the excerpt, The Guardian reports that the International Confederation of Music Publishers, which represents Sony, Warner, Universal and independent publishers, says AI has already been trained on works by Australian artists without compensation. It warns the Australian government against weakening copyright law and says Australia appears to be the only country considering it.