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Concerns are raised about new technologies that use AI, cameras to monitor workplace safety

The rise of artificial intelligence that uses cameras to check for health and safety violations in the workplace has raised concerns about a creeping workplace surveillance culture and a lack of protection for workers. Key points: AI can use cameras to monitor workplaces for health and safety violations and hazards One company with an Australian client said that blurring of the face was one of the steps taken to protect privacy Experts say Australian laws are not up-to-date to adequately regulate the increasing use of AI in the workplace AI technology that uses CCTV cameras can be trained to identify violations such as when a worker is not wearing gloves or a hard hat, or to identify hazards such as spills. One company, Intenseeye, reports having many Australian customers for the new technology, including large mining companies. But Nicholas Davis, professor of emerging technologies at the University of Technology Sydney, said this latest use of AI raises questions about the growing s

Ponting and Khawaja flag BBL concerns amid new T20 league renaissance

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Australian cricket is under greater pressure than ever to attract big overseas talent to the BBL due to the huge amount of money that may be offered in the new South African and UAE T20 leagues which will run at the same time of year. , according to Ricky Ponting and Usman Khawaja. Ponting has moved into a team role in the BBL for the first time since playing and commenting on the tournament for the first 11 years after being appointed chief strategist at Hobart Hurricanes. He made his first major appointment Friday announcing Jeff Vaughan as head coach for the next three years alongside new assistants James Hopes and Darren Berry. Ponting and his new coaching staff held a three-hour meeting on Thursday night where they discussed Hurricane’s plans for the upcoming overseas draft to be held on August 28. Hurricane will have the last (8th) pick in the first two rounds after being drawn out last in a weighted lottery. But following developments that South Africa’s new T20 league has so

When Roisin gave birth to her first baby, this service became a lifesaver. Now there are concerns it might be closed

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When Roisin McNaney gave birth to her first baby seven weeks ago, she would love to have a mother of her own. But Ms McNaney’s mother, and the rest of her family, returned to Ireland. Key points: The City of Melbourne intends to sell the building where the Australian Midwife and Mother operates The clinic offers services including breastfeeding support, counselling, physiotherapy and child care Council says there is a free maternal and child health center nearby “I think you have a romantic view of what it’s like to have your first baby and then when reality hits, it’s a very different experience,” she said. She has support near Kensington, in northern Melbourne, from Australian Midwives and Mothers (MAMA). But Melbourne City Council, which owns the building where MAMA operates, has announced its intention to sell the building as it does not fit into its strategic plan. MAMA, which started 11 years ago as Melbourne’s first private midwifery service, offers a wide range of services inc