Thursday, July 02, 2026

Tech talk on ABC Radio - AI is costing us in more ways than one

This week on ABC Nightlife we discussed new data from a study by the University of Newcastle, published in the British Medical Journal, that concludes that more than 80% of teens under 16 are still accessing social media sites banned in Australia. The government has moved to increase penalties but our teens are technically pretty advanced it seems. 

Social media is currently awash with AI generated content designed to encourage division and presumably promote far right politics. 

Finally, Apple has increased prices due to shortages and price rises of components used to build out AI server farms. Other manufacturers have signalled significant price rises as well. AI is costing us all in ways we never expected. Listen here: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/nightlife/ai-is-about-to-cost-us-more-than-we-anticipated/106862726 

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