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Download This Show is your weekly guide to the world of media, culture, and technology. From social media to gadgets, streaming services to privacy issues. Each week Rae Johnston and guests take a fun, deep dive into how technology is reshaping our lives.

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0:29:02

Wimbledon broke 148 years of tradition to replace 300...

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2025/08/29

How much is human adjudication in sport worth, and how much more accurate is Wimbledon's new system? Plus, the CSIRO and the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) have joined forces to research how AI can be used ethically and efficiently in sports.

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0:29:02

Wimbeldon broke 148 years of tradition to replace 300...

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2025/08/29

How much is human adjudication in sport worth, and how much more accurate is Wimbledon's new system? Plus, the CSIRO and the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) have joined forces to research how AI can be used ethically and efficiently in sports.

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0:29:06

How do you protect yourself against AI voice scams?

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2025/08/22

Explore the latest in technology, social media, consumer electronics, digital culture and more.

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0:29:02

How will ICE's deportation teams use iris scanning...

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2025/08/15

America’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a notice they intend to purchase an iris scanning technology that can identify "suspects and inmates who try to hide their identity". Unsurprisingly, it’s raised some red flags.

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0:29:04

Would Cyberbrothel be more ethical than a traditional...

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2025/08/08

A sex doll brothel in Berlin is offering a combination of new VR and AI technologies in their plastic playmates. But the Cyberbrothel business falls outside traditional brothel regulations, raising questions how consent, sex work, and tech intersect.

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0:29:07

Is Snapchat’s My AI a safe space or a slippery slope...

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2025/08/01

Snapchat’s AI chatbot, My AI, is raising concerns among teens and parents — with questions about how it's used, what it says, and whether the platform is doing enough to keep young users safe. While there are parental controls available through Snapchat’s Family Centre, many parents may not know they can restrict access to the bot altogether. So, is this feature really as risky as it sounds?Also, major automakers are cancelling their upcoming electric vehicle launches in the US -

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0:29:05

ID, please? China’s new internet rules and what they...

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2025/07/25

Big Brother is getting new powers in China with a digital ID system eerily similar to that being proposed in the upcoming teen social media ban. What are the privacy risks involved in needing your government ID to use any old website on the internet? And could this tech be seen in Australia anytime soon?Teachers have been struggling to manage student use of generative AI for years, but maybe its time teachers were taught how to use AI themselves. Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic are

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0:28:35

How do we tell what's real and what's not, when the...

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2025/07/18

Do you think you can tell the difference between what's real and what's made by AI? What about writing? Or even music?More AI-generated content is making its way into what we hear, read, and write and it's getting harder and harder to tell the difference. And when we can't tell who's making the things we consume, we can't tell their intentions behind it either. This is true when AI is causing more Australian job losses, and when the UN decides to use an AI avatar in place of real

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0:28:36

With 9,000 new layoffs at Microsoft, is AI set to...

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2025/07/11

In recent years, like many other big technology firms, Microsoft has refocused its business towards developing AI, and this week the firm has announced it's slashing 9,000 jobs. A large chunk of these jobs are coming from its Xbox video gaming unit, with successful and longstanding titles like Elder Scrolls and Forza Motorport in the firing line. Why is Microsoft choosing AI over people? And what difference will this make for players of these games?Also, Nintendo has told

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0:28:35

An expert has quit over the government's planned...

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2025/07/04

This week on Download This Show, we're getting up to speed with what on Earth is going on with the teen social media ban. From new standards being announced to experts quitting in protest -- it's proving to be a busy time for the people making decisions about what our teens get to see online.

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0:35:43

How are online tools being used to track and resist...

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2025/06/27

The apps and online tools that are being used in international political action, Tesla drama and the future of autonomous vehicles, what's going on with AI search engine overviews, and the story behind 40,000 cameras being exposed to the internet. This week on Download This Show.

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0:28:36

Could a new copyright lawsuit from Disney change the...

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2025/06/20

A lawsuit from the house of mouse, Apple being forced to let you download apps outside the app store, a huge hole in Gmail's data security, plus a world where generative AI is doing critical computer coding. This week on Download This Show.

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0:28:35

'Imperial Kitten' vs 'Fancy Bear': how are kooky...

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2025/06/13

Why do hackers have weird and wacky non-serious names? And why are British politicians blaming Apple and Google for the rise in phone thefts? Plus, there have been breakthroughs in the world of brain implants, and we break down how and when to use a VPN. This week on Download This Show.

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0:28:35

The human-AI conversation crisis: why we're choosing...

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2025/06/06

In a special AI deep-dive episode of Download This Show, researchers Sandra Peter and Kai Remer break down how AI chatbots are changing the way humans behave, and why we now want to talk to chatbots more than we want to talk to people.

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0:28:27

Could AI be the 'person' deciding whether or not you...

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2025/05/30

AI interviewing you for a job, hackable digital drivers licences, dating app safety, and CIA-run Star Wars websites. This week on Download This Show.

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0:28:35

How did a haunted game console take the internet by...

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2025/05/23

Haunted video games, a tech feud between Apple and Epic Games, how tracking apps can be used in coercive control, and Discord transitioning into cool kid territory, this week on Download This Show.

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0:27:03

Which app is the latest to say it wants to be your...

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2025/05/16

Airbnb's midlife crisis, digital ID age verification, and facial recognition software on social media, this week on Download This Show.

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0:28:35

How did pink Lamborghinis, Minecraft, and bitcoin...

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2025/05/09

Crypto heists, OpenAIs mission for good continues, and the dangerous world of unregulated chatbots for minors and women. This week on Download This Show.

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0:28:36

If people can't tell the difference between ChatGPT...

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2025/05/02

Content moderators suing for psychological distress, checking in on the teen social media ban, and what do we do now that ChatGPT is supposedly indistinguishable from humans? This week on Download This Show.

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0:28:34

Hey chat, is this real?: Why politicians are using...

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2025/04/25

Water hungry datacentres being put in the middle of the desert, Google ads being called out for having a monopoly, politicians on Grindr and robots in the Beijing marathon. This week on Download This Show.

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