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David Astle

Reporter · AU

Indexed articles, last 90 days
30
Latest publication
Sep 25, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Brisbane Times
Top 100K sites
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Jul 25, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · David Astle

    Language in the age of AI: Whimsymaxxing the apocalypse (opens the original)

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    Cake pop is half-cake, half-lollipop. Picture a skewered Malteser, the treat a novelty on the language radar. Around September, dictionaries like America’s Merriam-Webster get a glow-up (another newbie) by looksmaxxing (a third) their database, adding some new 1400 words. Food overall has been restless, the menu extended by chilli crisp, bao bun and a Japanese pepper called shishito. Far less tasty is promposal, a date you take to your year 12 dance. Though copium is handier, a hybrid of cope an

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · David Astle

    Language in the age of AI: Whimsymaxxing the apocalypse (opens the original)

    Excerpt · English

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    Cake pop is half-cake, half-lollipop. Picture a skewered Malteser, the treat a novelty on the language radar. Around September, dictionaries like America’s Merriam-Webster get a glow-up (another newbie) by looksmaxxing (a third) their database, adding some new 1400 words. Food overall has been restless, the menu extended by chilli crisp, bao bun and a Japanese pepper called shishito. Far less tasty is promposal, a date you take to your year 12 dance. Though copium is handier, a hybrid of cope an

  3. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · David Astle

    Don’t believe the bot: When AI confidently gets things wrong (opens the original)

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    You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Care for a drop of Sahara Silk? Or maybe a splash of Oasis White? Each name is a would-be brand for camel milk, put forward by Google AI Overview. Not bad for a lactose-intolerant chatbot. The exercise arose from my talk with Paul Martin, the founder of Summer Land Camels, who’s selling his milk to the world, presuming he can pick the right label. Though at this stage, with sales going well, Camel

  4. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · David Astle

    Don’t believe the bot: When AI confidently gets things wrong (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone · English

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    You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Care for a drop of Sahara Silk? Or maybe a splash of Oasis White? Each name is a would-be brand for camel milk, put forward by Google AI Overview. Not bad for a lactose-intolerant chatbot. The exercise arose from my talk with Paul Martin, the founder of Summer Land Camels, who’s selling his milk to the world, presuming he can pick the right label. Though at this stage, with sales going well, Camel

  5. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · David Astle

    Don’t believe the bot: When AI confidently gets things wrong (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone · English

    Read excerpt

    You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Care for a drop of Sahara Silk? Or maybe a splash of Oasis White? Each name is a would-be brand for camel milk, put forward by Google AI Overview. Not bad for a lactose-intolerant chatbot. The exercise arose from my talk with Paul Martin, the founder of Summer Land Camels, who’s selling his milk to the world, presuming he can pick the right label. Though at this stage, with sales going well, Camel

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