This post contains a list of the AI-related seminars that are scheduled to take place in the next couple of months. All events detailed here are free and open for anyone to attend virtually. Eleni Petraki and Damith Herath (University of Canberra) Raspberry PI Sign up here to join. Gaétan Hains, Paola Inverardi, and Alexander Wolf The Digital Humanism (DIGHUM) Initiative The talk will be livestreamed on YouTube here . Tyler Summers (University of Texas at Dallas) EPFL The Zoom link is here .

Why are these endangered moths swarming Australia's east coast? To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Why are these endangered moths swarming Australia's east coast? The sudden influx of Bogong moths along Australia's east coast has caused a stir in cities like Sydney and Canberra, with people filming them infiltrating their homes and cars. The BBC's Helen Livingstone explains where they came from, and why there are so many.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed a security breach of a government website containing Australians' health data by an "AI agent", less than a day after signing a joint appeal for "urgent global guardrails" around artificial intelligence. Australia's Labor government is tightening tech regulations with new online safety laws, age bans and proposed digital duty of care frameworks. Albanese said he had spoken to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to express Canberra's "extreme concern" about the hack and disappointment that the company took three months to admit the breach. OpenAI responded in the hours after the news conference, stating that while it was still investigating, there was no evidence patient records were accessed. The company's review had identified activity involving several Australian government websites and services as its "models attempted to look up answers", it said.

US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as'censorship' To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The US has criticised Australia's proposal to give users the ability to opt out of social media algorithms, saying it amounts to censorship of protected speech. Under Australia's draft digital duty of care laws, tech firms risk hefty fines if they fail to give users the option to turn off algorithms in a bid to protect them from harmful content. In a rare submission to the proposed laws, the US embassy in Canberra said it had serious concerns and allowing the government to enforce vague definitions of'harm' would lead to viewpoint-based censorship. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the legislation was not about giving governments control but giving it back to individuals.

Australia'deeply frustrated' over Laos methanol poisoning charges The Australian government has said it is deeply frustrated and bitterly disappointed that Laos is not pursuing more serious charges in relation to the deaths of six backpackers who died after drinking methanol-laced alcohol in 2024. Australians Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles, both 19, were among six people who died at a hostel in Vang Vieng in November 2024. The statement comes after reports in Australian media that Laos would press charges that collectively carry penalties of up to one year in jail and a fine of A$1600 ($1100; £829) against those allegedly responsible. Australian Foreign Ministry Penny Wong said they have summoned Laos' ambassador to Canberra. Laos has yet to confirm any charges but the BBC understands authorities there will hold a press conference later on Friday.

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We also show that when stochastic mixability does not hold in a certain sense (described in Section 5), then the risk minimizer is not unique in a bad way.