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23 March 2023
How can we stop scammers slipping fake texts into legitimate SMS threads?
Dr Suranga Seneviratne from the Faculty of Engineering and Professor Carol Hsu from the Business School analyse how the proposed registry will help prevent these scams.
23 March 2023
Sexual harassment and customer abuse rife in retail
One in five retail workers has been sexually harassed at work in the past five years, most commonly by a senior colleague or a customer, according to a new report from the University of Sydney and the Australia National University.
16 March 2023
Evolution not revolution: why GPT-4 is notable, but not groundbreaking
OpenAI's new GPT-4 model is more creative and capable of more advanced reasoning, but remains subject to the same limitations of its predecessors, writes Dr Marcel Scharth from the University of Sydney Business School.
15 March 2023
Australian unpaid social contributions valued at $287 billion
Australians generated at least $287.86 billion in value through unpaid social contributions in 2021, according to a new report from the University of Sydney's Mental Wealth Initiative.
28 February 2023
How to perfect your prompt writing for AI generators
Prompt engineering is essential for unlocking generative AI's capabilities, and luckily it isn't a technical skill, writes Dr Marcel Scharth from the University of Sydney Business School.
24 February 2023
Working women more educated but not more respected
Young Australian women are still fighting for equal pay, respect and opportunities in the workforce, according to a new report from the University of Sydney and the Australian National University.
23 February 2023
Two outstanding teachers receive national recognition
Two University of Sydney academics have been awarded citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in the 2022 Australian Awards for University Teaching.
20 February 2023
Older men seen as opinion leaders, but women drive real change
A new study, which analysed the social networks of agricultural communities on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, identified women as the most influential opinion leaders when it came to encouraging others to trial a new farming tool.
16 February 2023
With advances in neurotech, how can we protect our brain data?
Our neurodata can reveal our most private selves. As brain implants become common, how will it be protected? Christina Maher from the School of Biomedical Engineering and the Brain and Mind Centre outlines a way forward.
16 February 2023
Your next colleague might be artificial intelligence
Most companies are likely to 'employ' a digital human within a decade, according to researchers from the University of Sydney Business School.
