The Creatures Born From Code
Generative AI threatens to upend citizen science records, as images of fake species slowly start to proliferate.
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Winston Is on to It
It’s unfortunate that none of the other political parties or mainstream media are interested in addressing this. Nor the Ministry of Health, or the Accident Compensation Corporation. Other than from Winston, it’s crickets. Peters is saying that criminal charges would be appropriate.
And a Cyclist Commandeers the Court
Yet another perverse inversion of victimhood and abuse of bad legislation.
Insights From the Polls
They say opposition parties don’t win elections, governments lose them, so, with only five more sitting weeks before the House rises on 24 September for the election, the coalition urgently needs some gamechangers.
The Telegraph and Fascism
The people who shout “fascist” at every challenge to that coalition are not defending liberalism. They are defending their own preferred form of control. And in doing so, they are helping to till the very ground in which real authoritarianism can take root.
Now Abortions All the Way up to Birth
Today, the United States is one of only eight countries that allow abortions all the way up to birth.
Text Messages Include Warnings of Miscarriages
The top doc told the public there were ‘no red flags’ for pregnant women.
This Is Australia’s Next Black Market Frontier
The alcohol black market is not emerging despite government policy. It is emerging because of it.
Intense Competition for Places in Faith-Based Schools
This surge in demand for faith-based schools is also a wake up call for the Ministry of Education to take a close look at the performance of the state schools and the state education system – all is not well.
Does Stuff Have Two Standards?
If there is a coherent principle connecting these two editorial decisions, Stuff should have no difficulty explaining it.
Declining House Prices Are Not Good for Our Economy
Rushing headlong toward economic oblivion.
Why Oil Keeps Getting More Abundant
Oil deposits may be finite, but human knowledge is not. Freedom, innovation, and entrepreneurship continually transform our use of resources.
What Do You Get When You Cross Smollett With Warren?
Jussie Smollett faked a hate crime. Elizabeth Warren faked being a Native American to be labeled a minority professor at Harvard. Arday said hold my beer and watch this.