Worth Knowing

The AI bubble is looking very, very frothy. But after the OpenAI–Hugging Face incident and Andrew Yang’s extraordinary claim, Matt thinks a bubble may already have burst... and something strange, dangerous and...

The world is set to blow past 1.5°C, Europe has endured four brutal heatwaves, Nepal has been devastated and a monster El Niño is gathering strength. Our political leaders and mainstream media have already moved on...

Australia’s packaging waste is out of control. Industry, recyclers, environmental groups, state governments, councils and consumers agree on what needs to change. So why has the Albanese government walked away from a...

<p>One Nation is rising because it understands something the Australian left seems unwilling to admit: the anger is real.</p><p>But if migrants, refugees and culture-war targets aren’t the cause of that anger, who...

One Nation is rising because it understands something the Australian left seems unwilling to admit: the anger is real. But if migrants, refugees and culture-war targets aren’t the cause of that anger, who benefits from...

<p>Tech billionaires increasingly have access to the levers of power inside government, while they tighten their control over the channels we rely on to push back against that power and hold it to account.</p><p>This...

Tech billionaires increasingly have access to the levers of power inside government, while they tighten their control over the channels we rely on to push back against that power and hold it to account. This week...

<p>Australia has spent decades digging things up, selling them overseas and buying the finished product back. </p><p>Are we about to do the same with AI? Supplying the minerals, land, energy, water and hosting servers...

Australia has spent decades digging things up, selling them overseas and buying the finished product back. Are we about to do the same with AI? Supplying the minerals, land, energy, water and hosting servers while...

<p>Universal Basic Income (UBI) is often served up as the neat solution to AI job disruption. Lose work, receive a payment, and everything will be OK.</p><p>In this episode, Elliot and Matt come at that promise from...

Universal Basic Income (UBI) is often served up as the neat solution to AI job disruption. Lose work, receive a payment, and everything will be OK. In this episode, Elliot and Matt come at that promise from different...

<p>What happens if AI transforms work faster than Australia can adapt?</p><p>In the first episode of Worth Knowing, Matt and Elliot explore what AI job disruption could mean for Australian workers, and why the...

What happens if AI transforms work faster than Australia can adapt? In the first episode of Worth Knowing, Matt and Elliot explore what AI job disruption could mean for Australian workers, and why the unemployment rate...

<p>Coming soon: Worth Knowing is a weekly podcast about the forces shaping politics, power and technology, and how they affect you.</p><p>Created by co-hosts Matt Kendall and Elliot Costello, Worth Knowing is an...

Coming soon: Worth Knowing is a weekly podcast about the forces shaping politics, power and technology, and how they affect you. Created by co-hosts Matt Kendall and Elliot Costello, Worth Knowing is an antidote to the...