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  1. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    Autonomous drones and AI called out by UN human rights chief

    The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has addressed a council in Geneva saying AI posed a threat to humanity among the use of autonomous drones and US deaths in immigration custody.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/un-

    #InformationandCommunication #UnrestConflictandWar #DefenceandNationalSecurity

    #informationandcommunication #unrestconflictandwar #defenceandnationalsecurity
  2. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    Tech giants know honesty can cost billions. Do we trust them with the truth?
    By Cam Wilson

    Mandating disclosure rather than trusting the AI companies behind the technology could save them from their own worse impulses. And maybe it'll save us, too.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/met

    #SocialMedia #InternetCulture #Internet #InformationandCommunication #MentalHealth #ComputerScience #ScienceandTechnology #CommunityandSociety #Health #MobilePhones #CamWilson

    #socialmedia #internetculture #internet #informationandcommunication #mentalhealth #computerscience
  3. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    Opt-out laws for social media algorithms to be introduced to parliament
    By David Speers

    Social media companies would be required to give users a choice to turn off their algorithm through pop-up messages, under draft laws to be unveiled by the government later this week.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/opt

    #SocialMedia #FederalGovernment #FederalParliament #InformationandCommunication #DavidSpeers

    #socialmedia #federalgovernment #federalparliament #informationandcommunication #davidspeers