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- Wed Feb 19, 2025 12:28 am
- Forum: Community Content
- Topic: [Technology] Networking
- Replies: 0
- Views: 857
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- Tue Feb 11, 2025 10:59 pm
- Forum: Community Content
- Topic: Talk over coffee (Off-topic chat)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 18377
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- Tue Feb 04, 2025 11:28 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: [News] Australia bans Chinese AI platform DeepSeek on government devices
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3311
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Re: [News] Australia bans Chinese AI platform DeepSeek on government devices
This is so ridiculous. As someone who remains on the frontline of the information and censorship wars, I have repeatedly said that bans and censorship do not solve geopolitical differences. This is not about national security, nor is it about the protection of user data. It's about the West ...
- Mon Dec 30, 2024 6:00 am
- Forum: Community Content
- Topic: [Technology] AI, Machine learning and Data science
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5142
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Re: [Technology] AI, Machine learning and Data science
This is an impressive development, however short-term future usage of AI compared to current usage won't change too much, yet.
https://theconversation.com/an-ai-syste ... ans-246529
https://theconversation.com/an-ai-syste ... ans-246529
- Tue Dec 24, 2024 10:00 pm
- Forum: Community Content
- Topic: Talk over coffee (Off-topic chat)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 18377
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Re: Talk over coffee (Off-topic chat)
I'm sorry for your experience in Australia. But don't try and tell me Britain is any better, because it's not. And I'm half-British, so I can criticize Britain as much as Australia. https://www.smh.com.au/national/school-drop-off-parking-cops-cricket-fun-police-it-s-australia-s-punishment-culture ...
- Tue Dec 24, 2024 1:00 am
- Forum: Community Content
- Topic: [Media] Media news
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9337
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Re: [Media] Media news
Australian news outlets are today, predictably, engaging in their traditional Christmas Eve doomsday fake news stories.
- Sat Dec 21, 2024 5:54 am
- Forum: Community Content
- Topic: [Technology] AI, Machine learning and Data science
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5142
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Re: [Technology] AI, Machine learning and Data science
If you're sitting around waiting for the release of GPT-5, you might just have to wait a little longer.
OpenAI says its development is taking longer than expected and experiencing problems nobody anticipated.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-gpt5 ... s-639e7693
OpenAI says its development is taking longer than expected and experiencing problems nobody anticipated.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-gpt5 ... s-639e7693
- Mon Dec 16, 2024 9:44 pm
- Forum: Community Content
- Topic: [Australian Politics] Australian Politics
- Replies: 273
- Views: 319962
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Re: [Australian Politics] Australian Politics
The Australian Government has given its propaganda arm an additional funding boost, providing an extra AU$83 million.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/compani ... 5kyry.html
https://www.smh.com.au/business/compani ... 5kyry.html
- Mon Dec 09, 2024 10:00 pm
- Forum: Community Content
- Topic: [Technology] Science stuff
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4457
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Re: [Technology] Science stuff
Biolabs - which should be some of the most secure, strictly run facilities in the world - always seem to be just losing infectious diseases. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/investigation-launched-into-300-missing-virus-samples-from-queensland-governmentrun-lab/news-story ...
- Mon Dec 09, 2024 9:39 pm
- Forum: Community Content
- Topic: [Australian Politics] Australian Politics
- Replies: 273
- Views: 319962
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Re: [Australian Politics] Australian Politics
