Professor Toby Walsh FAA FTSE

@TobyWalsh

Out now: "Faking It! Artificial intelligence in a human world"

Chief Scientist, AI Institute @ UNSW Sydney

Sydney, Australia cse.unsw.edu.au/~tw/ Joined April 2009

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theguardian.com/us-news/2026/n…

www.theguardian.com Three men charged in US with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal millions Men allegedly impersonated voices and images of executives to convince employees to send large payments

Professor Toby Walsh FAA FTSE @TobyWalsh 4d

prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/the-cu…

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk Literary prizes are for writers, not machines As publishers cut ties with authors accused of using AI, a French prize wants to celebrate machine-made novels. That sends exactly the wrong message

Professor Toby Walsh FAA FTSE @TobyWalsh 4d

nytimes.com/2026/08/19/pod…

www.nytimes.com I Don’t Trust A.I. But I Told it Everything The tech writer and podcaster Bridget Todd felt sorry for people who said they had relationships with chatbots. Then she became one of them.

Professor Toby Walsh FAA FTSE @TobyWalsh 5d

"People are more worried about artificial intelligence than climate change or going to war ... 69% said they were worried about artificial intelligence – that ranked above climate change (55%) and a military conflict involving Australia (51%)." theguardian.com/australia-news…

www.theguardian.com ‘Discontent and distrust’: annual social cohesion checkup shows exactly what’s making Australia... Cost of living and AI outrank climate change and war as top concerns for future, but support for multiculturalism remains strong

Professor Toby Walsh FAA FTSE @TobyWalsh 5d

This is alarming. And evil.
theguardian.com/technology/202…

www.theguardian.com French blood banks hacked in latest cyber-attack on Europe Temperature and defrosting thresholds raised to ‘very high levels’ at three cold stores stocking vital blood products