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Futurists predict a point where humans and machines become one. But will we see it coming?
Shutterstock John Kendall Hawkins, University of New England and Sandy Boucher, University of New England Most people are familiar with…
Progress in detection tech could render submarines useless by the 2050s. What does it mean for the AUKUS pact?
Shutterstock Roger Bradbury, Australian National University; Anne-Marie Grisogono, Flinders University; Elizabeth Williams, Australian National University, and Scott Vella, Australian National…
Nigeria’s election was nearly derailed by technology - but biometric devices weren’t the problem
An election official uses the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System to take a picture of a voter during Nigeria’s presidential election.…
Why the promised fourth industrial revolution hasn’t happened yet
shutterstock. Richard Markoff, International Institute for Management Development (IMD) and Ralf Seifert, International Institute for Management Development (IMD) It’s nearly…
Online learning platforms aren’t enough – lecturers need the right technical skills
Universities must do more than just offer online learning: they must make sure lecturers know how to adapt to the…
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500-year-old horn container discovered in South Africa sheds light on pre-colonial Khoisan medicines
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Win-win: how solar farms can double as havens for our wildlife
Shutterstock Eric Nordberg, University of New England Australia’s renewable energy transition has prompted the construction of dozens of large-scale solar…
Major publishers are banning ChatGPT from being listed as an academic author. What’s the big deal?
Shutterstock Danny Kingsley, Australian National University Unless you’ve spent your summer on a digital detox, you’ve probably heard of ChatGPT:…
Our future could be full of undying, self-repairing robots. Here’s how
frank60/Shutterstock Jonathan Roberts, Queensland University of Technology With generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems such as ChatGPT and StableDiffusion being the…
