AI tipping point warning; concerns about aged care scheme; and a US rate hike

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One of the godfathers of AI technology has warned that we are fast-approaching a Covid-style inflection point where governments have to act to protect the public.

We also report on JD Vance shrugging off calls for regulation and have an explainer on what proposals to allow an AI scrape of Australian content means.

Federal health officials were left in turmoil by an algorithm to determine aged care packages, Guardian analysis reveals how the grants program massively favoured Labor, US rates go up for the first time since 2023, and what’s behind the explosion in new Asian fast-food chains? Granted | Federal Labor seats have received more than 90% of funds already awarded in the first five months of a controversial multimillion-dollar grants program, Guardian Australia analysis reveals , adding to concerns over the scheme’s selection process.

Aged care turmoil | Federal health officials were in turmoil before the rollout of an algorithm to determine funding packages for older Australians after discovering legislation had been drafted so rigidly that the tool could not legally be overridden by aged care assessors.

Land fear | Local Aboriginal land councils in New South Wales say they remain deeply concerned about changes to laws governing crown land that could retrospectively affect land claims.

Migration shift | Foreign students are set to face tough restrictions on the ability to bring family members into Australia as the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, prepares to outline the government’s immigration reforms at the National Press Club in Canberra today.

Emergency measure | A new institute dedicated to improving emergency medical care for severely injured children will be established in New South Wales after recent high-profile trauma events in the state.

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