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It was billed as the biggest legal battle in AI history, but ended with more of a puff than a bang as a jury in the United States took less than 2 hours to dismiss Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman.
The jury did not rule on whether OpenAI strayed from its founding mission. Nor whether Altman and other executives enriched themselves at the expense of a charitable purpose. It decided only that Musk had waited too long to sue in relation to these claims.
This leaves the key question at the core of the case unanswered: is OpenAI a nonprofit dedicated to humanity or a corporation dedicated to its shareholders? As tech law experts Alexandra Andhov and Ian Murray explain, OpenAI’s victory means it now has a clear path to take its next big step in the AI race.
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Alexandra Andhov, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Ian Murray, The University of Western Australia
OpenAI now has a clear path to take its next big step in the AI race.
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Tamara Wilkinson, Monash University
Despite concerns, for many young Australians the broader opportunities to earn, save, start businesses and build wealth over time are likely to remain available.
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Philip Russo, Monash University; Brett Mitchell, University of Newcastle
Six passengers from the hantavirus-struck cruise ship are in quarantine in Australia. So how do we actually design buildings to keep a virus from spreading?
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Brendan Walker-Munro, Southern Cross University
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare vetoed research funding to 13 projects ‘for reasons relevant to the security, defence or international relations’.
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Claire Higgins, UNSW Sydney; Louise Olliff, UNSW Sydney
This pilot has made it easier for employers to hire skilled refugees from overseas, delivering benefits for local communities. But it is due to end on June 30.
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Jorgo Ristevski, The University of Queensland; Julien Louys, Griffith University; Nicole Boivin, The University of Queensland
A host of unique crocodylian species ruled the roost in Australia and surrounds for millions of years – until humans came along.
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Louise Pryke, University of Sydney
The handshake is one of the most ancient and familiar gestures. It has carried many meanings – signalling trust and alliance, but also grief and deception.
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Liz Evans, University of Tasmania
Lena Dunham’s searingly funny, shockingly honest memoir reveals how Hollywood culture allows pretty much anything, except human frailty.
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Politics + Society
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Rick Sarre, Adelaide University
The Adelaide Remand Centre furore has reignited Australia’s private prison debate. Are they managed as well as state-run services?
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Cassandra Mudgway, University of Canterbury
The rapid development of new technologies means criminalisation alone is unlikely to stop the spread of sexualised deepfakes.
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Ashlynne McGhee, The Conversation; Isabella Podwinski, The Conversation
For 30 years, One Nation and Pauline Hanson have been ridiculed, dismissed and shut out. Now, no one is laughing. This is the story of how a party built on fear and grievance thrived, died and rose again to upend Australian politics.
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Health + Medicine
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Helen Banwell, Adelaide University ; Kristin Graham, Adelaide University
Reports of infections have left some people wondering whether it’s still worth getting their nails done.
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Lauren Ball, The University of Queensland; Emily Burch, Southern Cross University
Sometimes the ingredients we throw away are the ones we should have cooked with all along. Here are some ideas to minimise food waste and save money.
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Michael Baker, University of Otago; Bill Hanage, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
While the hantavirus outbreak will likely be eliminated, it highlights persistent gaps in global pandemic prevention, preparedness and response measures.
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Business + Economy
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Jason Tian, Swinburne University of Technology
The rarest Bluey silver coins have been resold for more than 11 times their original price. But it’s worth seeing how much of a markup you’re actually paying.
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Environment + Energy
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Juan Carlos Afonso, University of Tasmania; Heather Handley, Museums Victoria Research Institute; Monash University
Geothermal power used to be limited to volcanic areas. But advances in exploration and drilling technology mean huge new areas can be tapped.
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Kai Lane, Indigenous Knowledge; Jaana Dielenberg, Charles Darwin University; Kaori Yokochi, Deakin University
Aboriginal communities have observed the night sky for millennia. But they face a growing threat – light pollution.
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Anna Farmery, University of Wollongong
Clever rebranding and marketing could help boost demand for local sardines among Australians. But really making a difference would require policy change.
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Science + Technology
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Wellett Potter, University of New England
It’s a relatively new legal tactic and not yet tested in court.
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Arts + Culture
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Katelyn Barney, The University of Queensland; Ren Perkins, The University of Queensland
Leah Purcell has told the story of The Drover’s Wife across play, novel, film and now opera. Each form has extended its political and emotional reach.
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Shane Homan, Monash University; Heather Margot Anderson, Monash University; Susan Forde, Griffith University
New research suggests more investment in community radio could help recover some of the losses faced by the music industries.
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For the greater good
“An interesting commentary this morning about reactions to the budget and the rarity of people thinking about the greater good. My previous local Federal MP was Michael Suukar who was also Minister for Housing and Assistant Treasurer. I wrote to him several times pleading for action on the CGT discount and negative gearing. None was forthcoming. Despite being a 71-year-old boomer, with the benefit of previous investments in residential property, I’m very pleased to see Jim Chalmers take a bold step in the right direction. It’s not the only action necessary, and there may be some unexpected reactions/outcomes, but I certainly believe the changes are in the interest of
greater public good and should assist the younger generation who have been hard-done-by for a long time.”
David Hubbard 
Who pays the price?
“The government has not looked at how the young are saving their money to get into home ownership. A bank saving account won’t give you a decent return to increase your deposit. Many are putting their savings into shares or buying an investment property to make significant capital gains to increase the deposit. Do they not think the negative gearing or capital gains tax will not affect them? Certainly not helping those trying to save for a deposit. They just think they are hurting the rich or those that are self-funded. There are a lot of low income earners trying to get ahead by savvy investing for capital gains to get that deposit.”
Robyn Clarke
Can’t find a tradie?
“There is no doubt an issue with trade training and bringing young tradies through the system but we overlook another labour pool which are aspiring homeowners themselves. My father built his first house and helped me build my second. Neither of us are/were builders. It doesn’t take a lot of training to be able to build a large part of a house by yourself if it’s designed with the owner-builder's capabilities in mind and thought is given to the materials used. If more people built their own homes they would save money. Better still, use some of the savings to employ an architect and join the 1-2% of the population who have a house that could be called environmentally
sustainable.”
David Oliver, Oxley ACT
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