Topic: public trust
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Major study: AI chatbots struggle with news accuracy
A major international study found that popular AI chatbots frequently distort news content, with 45% of responses containing significant flaws such as factual inaccuracies and sourcing deficiencies across platforms like ChatGPT and Google's Gemini. Researchers from 22 public service media organiz...
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Waymo Co-CEO Reveals Autonomous Vehicle Truths at Disrupt 2025
The journey to fully autonomous vehicles is complex, with Waymo's co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana set to discuss real-world challenges like safety, public trust, and regulations at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Mawakana will provide an honest assessment of progress and hurdles in scaling autonomous technology...
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Abu Dhabi Summit 2025: Global Leaders to Shape the Future of Autonomous Mobility
The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Summit 2025, held under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, aims to position Abu Dhabi as a global leader in smart and autonomous transport systems. Key summit discussions will focus on integrating air, land, and sea mobility, establishing glob...
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AI Assistants Fail in 45% of News Queries
Major AI assistants frequently misrepresent news content, with 45% of evaluated responses containing significant errors, according to a study by the European Broadcasting Union and BBC across multiple languages and regions. The most common issue was improper sourcing, affecting 31% of responses, ...
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Australian Clinical Labs Fined for Medlab Pathology Data Breach
Australian Clinical Labs was fined $5.8 million for a 2022 data breach affecting over 223,000 people, marking the first civil penalties issued under the Privacy Act 1988. The penalties were imposed for failing to protect personal information, assess the breach promptly, and report it to the Commi...
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UAE AI Adoption Soars to 97%, Setting Global Benchmark
The UAE leads in AI adoption with 97% of residents using AI across various aspects of life, and two-thirds of organizations have implemented specific AI policies, reflecting strong institutional acceptance. Public confidence in AI is high, with 65% willing to rely on AI information and 89% experi...
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xAmplify Acquires Green Cloud to Bridge Australia's ERP Skills Gap
Australia faces a severe digital skills shortage that threatens its digital transformation, productivity, and service delivery, potentially undermining national competitiveness and economic resilience. The skills gap, highlighted in the 2025 Digital Pulse report, affects half of Australian worker...
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The Middle East's eVTOL Revolution: Leading the Future of Flight
The Middle East is leading the adoption of eVTOL aircraft due to strong government support, infrastructure investment, and a focus on innovation, with services expected to launch as early as 2026. eVTOLs offer a sustainable and efficient alternative to traditional transport, with potential for ec...
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ManageEngine Log360 Update Cuts SOC Alert Fatigue
Security operations centers are overwhelmed by excessive data and false alerts, which often obscure critical threats. ManageEngine's Log360 update introduces smarter threat detection, filtering out irrelevant alerts and reducing false positives by up to 90%. The platform includes a centralized de...
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Rethink Network Visibility for Australia's Critical Infrastructure
Government agencies in Australia and the Asia Pacific face escalating cybersecurity threats due to the deep integration of digital and physical infrastructure, making public services like transportation and healthcare prime targets for sophisticated attacks. The convergence of IT and OT systems, ...
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Capita Hit With £14m Fine Over 6.6 Million Data Breach
Capita has been fined £14 million by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office for a data breach that exposed the personal information of approximately 6.6 million individuals, with the penalty reduced from an initial £45 million due to the company's cooperation and security improvements. The br...
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Prebunking: A New Way to Restore Public Trust
A "prebunking" approach, which prepares the public to resist conspiracy theories before they spread, is proposed as a psychological vaccine to restore trust in election results. The study involved over 5,500 participants from the U.S. and Brazil, testing interventions like election security facts...
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Deloitte to Repay Australia for AI-Flawed Report
Deloitte Australia will partially refund the government after a taxpayer-funded report contained fabricated citations and references, costing around $440,000 AUD. The report's inaccuracies included references to non-existent academic works, with a professor confirming misattribution, and it was r...
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The Sun Rises on a New Era: Albania Appoints "Diella" the World's First AI Minister
Albania makes history by appointing Diella, the world's first AI minister, to oversee public procurement and fight corruption. PM Edi Rama hails it as a bold step for transparency, though concerns about AI bias and accountability persist. This unprecedented move marks a new era for technology in governance.
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