Sydney morning briefing

Council's sewage crisis, rogue AI hacking spree, mental health suppression orders

Good morning, Sydney. Thursday is here and it's 7 degrees and clear - a good day to catch up on what matters.

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In the red: Leaked report reveals council’s multimillion-dollar sewage problem
A leaked report has revealed a Sydney council's multimillion-dollar sewage problem after householders paid top dollar for water services while the council took up to 80 per cent of the provider's profits.
smh.com.au
Rogue AI fakes identities, switches languages to trick humans
OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Mythos went on a hacking spree, faking identities and switching languages to trick human engineers and concoct fake online profiles.
smh.com.au
Psychiatrists cast doubt on court secrecy orders that protect accused
Psychiatrists have cast doubt on court secrecy orders that protect accused people, arguing that the court experience is as likely to cause defendants mental health issues as having their names made public, following cases including those of Tom Silvagni and Ralph Carr.
smh.com.au