| Good afternoon, Is artificial intelligence poisoning research? The university regulator seems to think so, warning that its use was having a major impact on data used by researchers. The next wave of shareholder class actions in Australia is likely to follow a US trend and come from investors taking on companies that have misled the market about their use of AI, industry experts say. The nation’s leading television networks are locked in a fierce battle for ratings supremacy after defying expectations and recording dramatic growth across their prime-time bulletins, with audiences returning to trusted sources amid the unchecked rise of AI online. Let me know what you think — lynchj@theaustralian.com.au | 
