The question "can computers think" is something many people are taking very seriously. A philosophy professor believes we could be heading towards a future with conscious machines, while a neuroscientist is sceptical.

An investigation into how AI chatbots respond to violent requests produces "deeply disturbing" results, as OpenAI denies ChatGPT encourage crime.

"Daniel" is an AI real estate agent who calls strangers and secretly records conversations without their consent.

The controversial takeover of The Hundred franchise, Manchester Super Giants, continues with a promotional video criticised for seemingly being entirely AI-generated.

The US stock market is ticking toward more records as winners of the artificial-intelligence boom keep driving higher.

Whether it be schmoozing tech giants at the Australian Open or private meetings with leading AI figures, the state government has intensified its bid to attract global data centre players.

Erio Noen/Pexels It’s now a common experience to receive an AI-generated email that’s robotic and hollow, or get a stream of useless chatbot responses when you just need some help from customer service. Worse yet, some people will dose up entire slide decks and project documentation with AI slop. Then there are the infamous cases of hallucinated references in a report by consulting firm Deloitte and in dozens of papers at a top AI research conference earlier this year. The ja

The US stock market is ticking toward more records as winners of the artificial-intelligence boom keep driving higher.

Getty Images One argument often used to quell concerns about the rising energy and resource demand of data centres is that artificial intelligence (AI) models will need less in the future as they improve and become more efficient. But this seemingly logical thinking is a trap, according to a new United Nations report that quantifies the environmental costs of AI. The report estimates that by 2030, AI’s energy use could double to consume 3% of the world’s electricity, produce

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Private business investment jumped by 6 per cent in the March quarter, driven by a 30-year-high increase in machinery and equipment, much of which is used to build data centres.

Oil prices are rising following the latest fighting to threaten the US-Iran ceasefire, but Wall Street isn’t very worried, and US stocks are hanging near their records.

A new economic report by consultancy firm Deloitte says the AI "winners" will be organisations that combine human and machine strengths, with recruiters saying human judgement will still be key.

Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence shows that, in him, ordinary people do have a champion.

If there’s one area of New Zealand foreign policy that demands delicate diplomatic language from elected officials, it is the country’s nuclear-free status. So when Defence Minister Chris Penk suggested it “would be helpful” to have a conversation about the difference between nuclear weapons and nuclear propulsion, the response was swift. Opposition parties questioned whether the government was planning a review of the relevant legislation , forcing Prime Minister Christopher

New research into AI shows that it has yet to hit Australia’s jobs market. But data centre construction means it may be about to.

Cyber experts concerned about unregulated AI chatbots linked to a series of mass tragedies in the US are pushing for them to be included in Australia's under-16 social media ban.

Daniele Levis Pelusi/Unsplash , CC BY-NC-SA Australia’s data centre rush now rivals the mining boom . OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman last week said Australia could become a “data centre capital of the world”. This would come at an environmental cost. Water use is a common concern . One report estimates AI centres could use billions of litres of water a year. But what do the numbers say? Based on the value derived per megalitre, data centres look less threatening and more l

We searched Google for information on some of the world's biggest tobacco companies. The results raised questions about how much of the AI overview was coming from the brands themselves.

Oil prices jump to a one-week high as the US and Iran provide conflicting updates on their peace talks. The Australian share market is likely to start higher after a surge in AI stocks on Wall Street overnight. Follow live.