Analysis
AI
Stolen information? The mystery over how tech giants train their AI chatbots
Google, Microsoft and OpenAI say they collect data legally from public sources, but others claim AI chatbots are trained using more nefarious methods.
- by Tim Biggs
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Opinion
AI
The world is scrambling to take back control of a risky technology
The sheer speed at which artificial intelligence has advanced has governments around the world scrambling to regulate a technology that carries as many risks to society as it does opportunities.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Meet the $6 billion AI superstars that Google lost
It seems fitting that one of Google’s most important inventions — one that would come back to haunt the company — was initially devised over lunch.
- by Parmy Olson
PwC Australia tipped off Google about government tax plans, sources say
PwC Australia provided the global search engine confidential information about the start date of a new tax avoidance law leaked from government briefings, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
- by Lewis Jackson and Emma Koehn
Google’s quantum computer instantly makes calculations that take rivals 47 years
The CEO of a Cambridge-based quantum company declared: “Squabbling about whether we had reached, or indeed could reach, quantum supremacy is now resolved.”
- by James Titcomb
Sliding doors moment for Berejiklian, Maguire and Moses
Gladys Berejiklian’s ex-boyfriend Daryl Maguire almost retained barrister Arthur Moses before his first ICAC appearance five years ago. How different things could have been.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Opinion
Gadgets
Google’s Pixel Tablet is a handy gadget, even when you’re not using it
It might seem steep next to other tablets at $900, but the Pixel Tablet’s included charging dock lets it pull double duty as a smart home hub.
- by Tim Biggs
The ‘Singularity’ is here: Technology nears a tipping point
With the rise of artificial intelligence, it seems the long-promised virtual paradise is finally at hand. But there’s a dark twist.
- by David Streitfeld
Ex-Google boss buys $98m superyacht abandoned by Russian oligarch
The Alfa Nero, complete with a baby grand piano and a swimming pool that turns into a helipad, was abandoned by Russian fertiliser billionaire Andrey Guryev in an Antiguan harbour when Russian troops first invaded Ukraine.
- by Stephanie Baker and Jim Wyss
‘The network effect’: Google drone nests set their sights on suburbs
Wing, the drone company operated by Google’s parent Alphabet, has been using Australia as a testing ground and turned south Queensland into the drone delivery capital of the world.
- by Tim Biggs
