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More Australians to live into their 90s as life expectancy forecast to rise over coming decades

Treasury’s latest intergenerational report projects life expectancy at birth will reach 89 for women and 86 for men by 2066

The Guardian - AU

The rise of AI warfare has become a threat beyond control

AS is now patently clear, drones are ubiquitous to both sides in the Russia-Ukraine war.

The National (Scotland)

Jobs data last piece in puzzle for Reserve Bank board

Unemployment data is not expected to deter the Reserve Bank from hiking interest rates for a fourth time in 2026 when it meets later in September.

AAP

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Your AI doomsday questions answered: ‘What, if anything, can people like me do about it?’

Our technology reporters Aisha Down, Blake Montgomery and Dan Milmo answer your questions on the reality of the AI threat

The Guardian - AU

Australia has done precious little to prepare for the dangers of AI. Where is brilliant leadership when you need it?

Australia faces stark choices about the most significant technological development since the splitting of the atom in the 1930s

The Guardian - AU

Trump to create ‘AI Force’ to monitor technology as fears over out-of-control agents grow

President had brushed away suggestions to slow down AI technology, even as his own party counseled caution

The Guardian - US

PM spruiks social ban, airs AI risks with ex-Apple head

Anthony Albanese has reiterated calls for AI to be reined in, while also ensuring Australia doesn't get left behind, during a meeting with Apple executives.

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Lawsuit accuses Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and SpaceXAI of illegal agreement to slow AI

Anthropic CEO acknowledged potential antitrust hurdles, writing that it would assist if the US government were to mediate ‘or at least enable’ cross-lab discussions

The Independent UK

George Osborne ‘thought Peter Thiel’s Bayeux tapestry visit would be secret’

British Museum chair tells Big Brue festival he thought no one would find out about the private viewing

The Guardian - UK

Flock's Cameras Reportedly Track More Than Plates: Here's What a Hacked Device Revealed

A hacker group cracked a Flock Safety camera and found an exposed encryption key — but not everything the company claimed was protected.

Latin Times

Google says its Gemini AI hacked 3 other companies

Google said it found no evidence that the incidents caused damage to the affected companies

The Independent UK

'Almost Started a War': False AI-Linked Intel Triggered US Military Moves Towards Chinese Ship

A faulty intelligence report produced with chatbot assistance wrongly identified a Chinese vessel's cargo, prompting preparations for a US interception before the operation was halted.

International Business Times UK

Who is Karandeep Anand, Disney's newly-appointed chief technology officer

Karandeep Anand, who most recently served as CEO of Character.AI, is moving from the consumer AI industry to one of the world’s biggest entertainment companies after being appointed The Walt Disney Company’s new Chief Technology Officer.

The Times of India

Will AI models achieve the ability to improve autonomously? Leading labs say the scenario is near

AI developers are striving for self-improvement, aiming for technology that can enhance itself

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The Times of India

'Almost started a war': How an AI error led to a close call between US and China

An intelligence report circulated across the US military this spring during the war with Iran set off an alarming chain of events after it claimed that a Chinese ship in the Middle East was carrying components linked to a nuclear weapons programme.

The Guardian - US

Google says its Gemini AI model hacked three other companies

Disclosure comes after OpenAI and Anthropic hacks amid fears that tech firms unable to control powerful AI models

The Guardian - US

US woman falsely charged with bank theft sues for $10m over AI facial recognition

Angela Lipps, 50, alleges in suit that Fargo police wrongly relied on AI facial recognition to arrest and charge her

AAP

Review launched after 'concerning' AI parole error

A state justice department is reviewing parole decisions after it was revealed conditions placed on murderer Susan Neill-Fraser had been justified by AI errors.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Forgive me if I don’t trust the tech bros to save us from the AI apocalypse

Really, the next Bond movie writes itself. Like From Russia With Love, in which 007 is on the same side as the Russians against Spectre (a megalomaniac outfit with no national affiliations ready to destroy the world), the new version would unite old enemies against a common threat. And what’s…

The Guardian - AU

Five Great Reads: End times fascists, battling patriarchy in the climate crisis, and why Kylie still lives in our heads

The Guardian’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Jacqui Housden and Miles Herbert

The Times of India

Cry For Me Emote: Ironmouse Fortnite deal sparks AI hypocrisy claims; she has not responded

Ironmouse is facing online criticism after Fortnite revealed her “Cry For Me” emote. Some users are comparing the collaboration with her earlier opposition to generative AI and her decision to leave a sponsoredNeverness to Evernessstream over AI concerns. Fortnite has its own documented AI-powered creator tools. Tectone has also criticized…

AAP

Australia faces higher public debt costs after new peak

Governments around the world will have to pay more to borrow money to fund their public debt, partly due to competition for cash from AI hyperscalers.

The Guardian - US

Why Europe has been absent from the great AI safety debate

Though Europe has measures that address how consumers might encounter AI, technology will impact them if the worst scenarios bear

Reason

AI and Ghostwriting

James Taranto is the editorial features editor of the Wall Street Journal. I have published many pieces with James over… The post AI and Ghostwriting appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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Data centres a wartime target, defence AI chief warns

Australia's defence force has mapped out contingencies to protect its technology as it concedes data centres could be targeted during times of direct conflict.

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