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16 October 2024
The AI sexbot industry is just getting started. It brings strange new questions - and risks
We should treat sexbot use like other potentially problematic behaviours such as gambling, writes Dr Raffaele F Ciriello for The Conversation.
09 October 2024
Sydney continues in top 100 in THE World University Rankings 2025
The University of Sydney continues to rank in the top 100 in the Times Higher Education World University 2025 rankings.
04 October 2024
Wondering what AI actually is? Here are the 7 things it can do for you
AI is more than chatbots. It impacts many things beyond the flashy conversational tools - often in ways that quietly improve everyday processes, write Associate Professor Sandra Peter and Professor Kai Riemer for The Conversation.
04 October 2024
Qatar Airways is set to acquire 25% of Virgin Australia. Who will be the winners?
Qatar Airways' previous attempts to expand in Australia haven't always gone smoothly, but it's easy to see why Virgin and Qatar might be excited by this deal, writes Professor Rico Merkert for The Conversation.
02 October 2024
The Foodstuffs merger is dead - but that still won't fix NZ's over-concentrated supermarket sector
If competition creates better prices for consumers, then splitting up New Zealand's concentrated supermarket sector makes more sense than consolidating it, writes Lisa Asher for The Conversation.
23 September 2024
OpenAI's data hunger raises privacy concerns
It is not difficult to imagine a scenario in which centralised control over many kinds of data would let OpenAI exert significant influence over people, writes Professor Uri Gal in The Conversation.
20 September 2024
Is expensive house advertising affecting the property market?
Dr James Graham from the School of Economics explores the advertising landscape of real estate - do home owners get value for what they pay on advertising fees, and what could the impact of high fees be on the housing market more broadly?
19 September 2024
Optimism fuels national productivity and innovation
A study of 42 countries over a 20-year span found one factor had a significant impact on investment in research and development.
11 September 2024
As cities axe shared e-scooters, the many more personally owned ones are in a blind spot
It is high time for researchers and regulators to recognise the significant potential impacts of personal e‑scooters - both benefits and burdens, writes Professor Stephen Greaves for The Conversation.
09 September 2024
The challenge of LGBTQI+ inclusion at Big Four firms
The Big Four firms are eager to adopt progressive positions in support of diversity, but it doesn't always play out in reality for staff.