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Data access inquiry casts the net far too wide

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The Australian Productivity Commission has launched a public inquiry into access and use of public and private data.

The agenda of the inquiry is ambitious in both its timescale and its scope. So much so that it risks failing to achieve anything meaningful.

The inquiry will cover:

  1. Increasing...

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World split on how to regulate 'killer robots'

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imageDARPA is developing an autonomous anti-submarine warfare vessel, ACTUV.DARPA

Diplomats from around the world met in Geneva last week for the United Nations' third Informal Expert Meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS), commonly dubbed “killer robots”.

Their aim was to make progress on deciding how, or if, LAWS should be...

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The off-topic Conversation #89

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Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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CommInsure proves the need for a banking royal commission

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Last week, Commonwealth Bank announced the creation of a Blue Riband panel to “provide an additional layer of assurance for complex claim assessment and decision-making processes” at its troubled CommInsure subsidiary.

CommInsure’ s CEO Helen Troup, claimed

“We remain absolutely focused on doing the right thing by our...

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