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Empowering women in the Pacific: A collaborative effort to confront online abuse
Technology has brought huge benefits to the Pacific, creating new ways to connect across vast distances. As in other parts of the world, however, it has also brought risks,…
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Managing risk: Pandemics and plagues in the age of AI
Once a recurring scourge that blinded, scarred and killed millions, smallpox was eradicated by a painstaking public health effort that saw the last “natural” infection occur in…
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AI will shape our world – even our brains – but it can be regulated
The potential of new and emerging technologies can sometimes feel overwhelming. The pace of technological development means society is constantly on the cusp of emerging issues,…
![Glitch in the code: Google, Meta, and the fight over news in Canada and Australia](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-10/volodymyr-hryshchenko-inI8GnmS190-unsplash.jpg?itok=KbVs3YwL)
Glitch in the code: Google, Meta, and the fight over news in Canada and Australia
This year, Canada enacted Bill C.18, The Online News Act. The rather perfunctory name for the legislation belies the massive change it embodies. That law would require digital…
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Critical minerals, critical choices: Australia’s role in shaping the green revolution
Prime Minister Albanese sparked a mini controversy last month by wearing a Rio Tinto shirt with “Anthony” emblazoned on the chest pocket to a press conference in Karratha. He was…
![The Fix: A realist take(s) on ChatGPT](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-09/Untitled%20design%20%282%29.jpg?itok=4_Uj96WQ)
The Fix: A realist take(s) on ChatGPT
We’re asking contributors to put together their own short collected observations like this one – and as always, if you’ve got an idea to pitch for The Interpreter, drop a line…
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The future of gig work
The gig economy – characterised by on-demand, freelance and short-term employment in which service providers connect with consumers through mobile apps and websites – is…
![Danger Will Robinson: Warfighting robots fast approaching](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-09/GettyImages-1632308408.jpg?itok=LydGUfDN)
Danger Will Robinson: Warfighting robots fast approaching
Ernest Hemingway famously wrote bankruptcies happen “gradually, then suddenly”. Given two events last week, this might also succinctly describe the rise of robot warfighting. A…
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Cash is king, no more
Australia has emerged as the frontrunner in embracing digital payments. A recent global report highlights that Australians now rank among the world’s least frequent cash users. It…
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Embracing digitalisation
A recent study by the World Economic Forum (WEF) looking across 46 countries estimated that 83 million existing jobs will no longer exist within five years. The reason? Rapid…