Moves to block US execution livestream + Can we rein in rogue AI agents?

Tuesday Headlines:

Australian government urged to ban livestream of US public execution Simon Carman pleads guilty to one charge in Thai teen murder trial Molly Ticehurst’s killer to appeal murder conviction Petrol prices now back at levels seen at the start of the Iran war WA to limit screen use for K-2 students in pilot program Deep Dive: One AI went rogue and breached a Medicare portal. Another fired off a bogus murder tip to US police. And the tech giants behind them took months to notice.

Meanwhile in Canberra, federal MPs are questioning the people building systems that could one day cure cancer... but could also, by their own admission, wipe us out.

So can a country our size actually keep big tech in line? Or are we just along for the ride?

In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou is joined by Independent MP for Curtin Kate Chaney, who sits on parliament’s AI committee. They unpack what she’s heard in the hearings, why she wants $100 million a year spent on AI safety, and what rules data centres should have to follow.

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