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ChatGPT now better at faking human emotion

20 May 2024 -
With ChatGPT-4, and as AI becomes more adept at mimicking human emotion, the risk of users forming deep emotional attachments could lead to over-reliance, manipulation and even harm, writes Dr Marcel Scharth from the University of Sydney Business
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/05/20/chatgpt-now-better-at-faking-human-emotion.html
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New material created to clean up fossil fuel industry

7 July 2021 -
New material created to clean up fossil fuel industry. 10 February 2020. Material could lead to a reduction in CO2 emissions. Researchers at the University of Sydney have created a new material that has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions released
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/02/10/new-material-created-to-clean-up-fossil-fuel-industry.html
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Insect population faces 'catastrophic' collapse: Sydney research

16 October 2019 -
Insect populations face 'catastrophic' population decline, says research by University of Sydney biologist Dr Francisco Sanchez-Bayo. Read about his review of 73 previous studies here.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/02/12/insect-population-faces--catastrophic--collapse--sydney-research.html
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IT students help train custodial staff using virtual reality

4 December 2023 -
A group of international students at the University of Sydney have developed virtual reality materials for the training and recruitment of NSW Youth Justice offers - those who supervise young people in custody. The virtual element is crucial;
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/01/24/it-students-help-train-custodial-staff-using-virtual-reality.html
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Kids eating impacted by mum's diet and socio-economic factors

13 November 2019 -
New University of Sydney research shows toddler diets mirror their mums, and children of low income, younger and migrant mothers are developing poor dietary habits. Read more about the study.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/03/28/kids-eating-impacted-by-mum-s-diet-and-socio-economic-factors.html
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30 industry and community partners now offering student projects

18 November 2019 -
The University of Sydney’s industry and community project units will expand in Semester 2, giving students even greater opportunity to work on authentic, real-world problems set out by 30 leading industry, community and government organisations.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/05/17/30-industry-and-community-partners-now-offering-student-projects.html
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No Jab, No Play Policy needs full investigation

13 December 2019 -
Medical Journal of Australia experts say that government vaccination policies need to be carefully reviewed to ensure they are effective
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/05/15/no-jab--no-play-policy-needs-full-investigation.html
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Surveys - Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics

epilepsy, and experiences and opinions of cannabis use in epilepsy.
www.sydney.edu.au/lambert/our-research/surveys.html
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University signs precision-medicine research partnership with Bruker

14 February 2024 -
The strategic partnership will place the University of Sydney in a leading position internationally to advance nanomedicine, gene therapies and the early detection, treatment and prevention of disease.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/02/13/university-signs-precision-medicine-research-partnership-with-br.html
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Parents and teachers have more influence that peers

27 February 2019 -
A University of Sydney study has found that getting on well with parents and teachers has a strong positive influence on adolescents' academic outcomes.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2009/05/14/parents-and-teachers-have-more-influence-than-peers.html