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Bronwyn Howell

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 25, 2026
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Jul 10, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Bronwyn Howell

    Should Governments Regulate an AI Model Development Slowdown? (opens the original)

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    Anthropic researcher Evan Hubinger tore the lid off a proverbial can of worms earlier this month when posting on X his view that the probability of an out-of-control artificial intelligence exterminating humanity in the next 10 years exceeds 10 percent. From out of the woodwork came a veritable army of AI company executives echoing their concerns about the pace of AI development, the existential risks this could pose to humanity, and their proposed “solutions” to the “problem,” all of which invo

  2. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Bronwyn Howell

    Australian Evidence Reinforces Prohibition-Era Lessons for Social Media Regulators (opens the original)

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    As anyone who has parented a teenager knows, banning something is almost certain to activate the “forbidden fruit” effect, thereby ensuring the banned activity is almost certainly engaged in, and likely at even greater levels than if the ban had never been implemented. Moreover, the effect is not confined to the young; as even casual students of the 1920s Prohibition era know, criminalizing legal access is almost certain to spur a black market even bigger than the original, if the product in que

  3. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Bronwyn Howell

    Australian Evidence Reinforces Prohibition-Era Lessons for Social Media Regulators (opens the original)

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    As anyone who has parented a teenager knows, banning something is almost certain to activate the “forbidden fruit” effect, thereby ensuring the banned activity is almost certainly engaged in, and likely at even greater levels than if the ban had never been implemented. Moreover, the effect is not confined to the young; as even casual students of the 1920s Prohibition era know, criminalizing legal access is almost certain to spur a black market even bigger than the original, if the product in que

  4. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Bronwyn Howell

    New Zealand’s New Dose of the Canberra Age-Gating Contagion Portends Political Purpose (opens the original)

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    New Zealand’s second attempt to introduce an age-based ban on access to social media by children under 16 has been announced by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. The new legislation, which will be shepherded through Parliament by Education Minister Erica Stanford, follows the sidelined 2025 private member’s bill sponsored by Tukutuki MP Catherine Wedd and the subsequent parliamentary inquiry into online harm and young people. Whether the Online Safety (Minimum Age and Child Safety Risk Assessmen

  5. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Bronwyn Howell

    New Zealand’s New Dose of the Canberra Age-Gating Contagion Portends Political Purpose (opens the original)

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    New Zealand’s second attempt to introduce an age-based ban on access to social media by children under 16 has been announced by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. The new legislation, which will be shepherded through Parliament by Education Minister Erica Stanford, follows the sidelined 2025 private member’s bill sponsored by Tukutuki MP Catherine Wedd and the subsequent parliamentary inquiry into online harm and young people. Whether the Online Safety (Minimum Age and Child Safety Risk Assessmen

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