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05 November 2024

Why do organisations still struggle to protect our data?

With data breaches on the rise, protecting personal information is more important than ever. But doing so remains fraught with challenges, write Professor Jane Andrew, Associate Professor Max Baker and Dr Penelope Bowyer-Pont.
05 November 2024

Academics elected to the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

In recognition of their outstanding contributions to their fields, Professors Rae Cooper AO and Olivier Piguet have been elected as Fellows of the Academy.
23 October 2024

Humanising AI could lead us to dehumanise ourselves

Claims of AI-powered empathy are misleading and can take advantage of people seeking companionship, write Dr Raffaele F Ciriello and Angelina Ying Chen for The Conversation.
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?