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What is AI superintelligence? Could it destroy humanity?

By Flora Salim In 2014, the British philosopher Nick Bostrom published a book about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) with the ominous title Superintelligence:

State was all dressed up but not sure where to go

By Shane Rodgers There are plenty of ways to interpret the Queensland State Election result. One is that the LNP squandered a potential landslide win because of a

Golden music age fading into the night

By Shane Rodgers Few would argue that the 1960s was a genuine turning point decade. It was when the term teenager really entered the language, and music broke through

Options to assist children into the property market

By David Hughes, Emile McPhee, and Paige Edwards – McCullough Robertson Lawyers Australia is gripped by a well-publicised housing crisis, which disproportionately

Carbon Tax take 2. Is now the right time?

By Ross Garnaut Australia now has a government and parliament wanting timely transition to net zero. We have a government and parliament wanting to build Australia as

Three reasons America’s democracy is under threat

By Bill Wyman As the United States election draws closer, a scandal-plagued candidate may be returned to the presidency. Why is it still so close? For just a few weeks

The dangers of humanising artificial intelligence

By Raffaele F Ciriello and Angelina Ying Chen For most of our history, we believed empathy was a uniquely human trait – a special ability that set us apart from

From ‘catastrophic’ to ‘just very bad’ for Labor: Podcast

Michelle Grattan, with Antony Green and Michael McKenna Queenslanders vote on October 26 when, according to the polls, the almost decade-long Labor government is

Tech boost needed to maximise benefits of trade and travel

Outgoing Australian Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram addressed the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra today. Here is an extract of his speech, focussed

Is Australia’s trade war with China now over?

By Peter Draper Finally, Australia’s rock lobster industry will be able to export to China again, following a deal struck on the sidelines of the recent ASEAN

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