Having sex with AI, JobSeeker changes + the warning signs before Bondi
About this episode
JobSeeker could be about to change in a big way, under a new proposal to overhaul how more than one million unemployed Aussies access support.
And what did security agencies know in the lead-up to the Bondi terror attack? We unpack the latest from the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, where the country's top spy boss and federal police have now given evidence.
Plus, from humanoid sex robots and 'smart' toys, to dating apps with AI matchmaking, we hear how this kind of tech is infiltrating your sex lives. Is it for better or worse?
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01:10 - The government's JobSeeker proposal
05:46 - Evidence uncovered at the antisemitism royal commission
11:04 - AI sex toys
Guests:
- Gavin Coote, reporter, ABC News
- Zara Rubinsztein, Business Information Systems PhD candidate, University of Sydney
- Dee Salmin, host, The Hook Up
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