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EPISODE · Aug 28, 2026 · 32 MIN

This AI professor who has been banned from Russia says this is the next industrial revolution but are the benefits worth the risks?

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As the AI revolution ramps up in Australia, AI Professor Toby Walsh is optimistic but cautious. In this week's episode of The Issue, Toby Walsh discusses the rapidly growing number of data centres in Australia and our need to use new renewable energy. He also speaks on worrying AI surveillance tech and the facilitation of crime by Silicon Valley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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