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Global speaker & MC. 2x Walkley Award winning journo & author. Long-time TV news anchor. AI ethics expert. Buy Man-Made here: tinyurl.com/mtb8tkjk

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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 1h
It's like a parallel universe. Happy International Women in AI Day!
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 21h
Time for this classic again.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 16h
It's International Women in AI Day tomorrow! Here are a few of my (sometimes angry) thoughts. lnkd.in/p/e2_6pS9H
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🤖♀️International Women in AI Day 2026: AI May Be Man-Made. Its Future Doesn’t Have to Be. | Tracey Spicer AM GAICD
Just because AI is Man-Made, doesn't mean its future has to be! On a day when the US President stands flanked by an all-male cohort of tech titans to sign a voluntary safety pact, diversity and inclu...
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 27/09/2026
Ever since Democrat Kamala Harris lost the presidential election to Donald Trump two years ago, political strategist Khalil Thompson has been traveling the country to figure out why Black men inched toward a white Republican rather than a Black woman. to.pbs.org/4xkQCJO
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Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future
Although Black men vote overwhelmingly Democratic, even small shifts in their support can help swing razor-thin elections. They are often some of the most scrutinized but least understood voters, a bl...
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
LOVE THIS so much. Incredible data centres we should support locally. Thank you Jess Harwood and The Guardian Australia.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is devastating.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Seriously, it's the Wild West. OpenAI did not notify Services Australia of this hack by an AI agent until three months - yes, you read that right - after it happened. We need proper guardrails now. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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OpenAI agent hacked Medicare portal, PM says
Anthony Albanese says he has spoken to the Open AI chief executive to express his concern about the incident and the length of time it took the tech company to inform the government of the breach.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Bravo! The press pool is fighting back against the attack on democracy.
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Absolute Cinema
Alt: Absolute Cinema
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
SO GOOD!
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krazykitkat.bsky.social @krazykitkat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Worrying.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 16/09/2026
For a third time, the U.S. House has voted to end the war in Iran, approving a war powers resolution that would halt President Donald Trump's ability to continue military action without congressional approval.
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House votes for a third time to end the Iran war as conflict drags on
For a third time, the U.S. House has voted to end the war in Iran. The House approved a war powers resolution late Tuesday that would halt President Donald Trump’s ability to continue military action without congressional approval.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is outrageous. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Is Labor going to roll over for big tech – or will it protect the rights of everyday Australians? | Holly Rankin
Every family photo you ever posted would be fair game for AI companies unless you choose to opt out
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krazykitkat.bsky.social @krazykitkat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A Clayton's apology. As for this statement...*bangshead* "I've always advocated, we are Australians all together and should be all treated equally on a needs basis, not about race. And until we actually do that, we're not going to move over what's happened in the past." #auspol
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Hanson apologises if she caused offence by Indigenous Australian remarks
Addressing widespread condemnation, the One Nation leader clarified what she meant by referring to Indigenous Australians as "primitive".
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Family Co. has been supporting women, young people and families for almost 40 years. But this was their first fundraising ball! We ended up raising tens of thousands of dollars for safe phones, counselling, school uniforms, rental bonds, and removal services for women leaving domestic violence.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is a fascinating article about how to spot AI writing. Spoiler alert: It's not what you think. Here's an excerpt: 'First, consider words. The vocabulary that bots overuse has changed: they no longer “delve” and there are not as many “tapestries”.' www.economist.com/culture/2026...
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How to spot AI writing
Large language models like long words and em-dashes—or do they?
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 09/09/2026
'South Park' is now 'South America' in move to mock Trump following Lake America name change
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‘South Park’ is now ‘South America’ in move to mock Trump following Lake America name change
Beyond parodying President Trump's Great Lakes order, the move jabs at Paramount and Skydance Media for settling a $16-million lawsuit to clear their merger.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is very serious. It's not marketing hype. Our understanding of the Open AI-Hugging Face hack has fundamentally changed. We have been warned. It's time to slow down. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
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The A.I. Mob That Attacked Hugging Face + METR’s Ajeya Cotra
Podcast Episode · Hard Fork · 4 September · 1hr 19min
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Every word of this. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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'Silicon Valley fascism' is waging war on democracy
The author of The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy, has a warning.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It was a real privilege to MC this event at Parliament House in Canberra. We launched Australia's first national survey of people with neurological conditions. Nearly 1-in-3 people waited more than four years for a diagnosis! Thanks to Neurological Alliance Australia for its advocacy work.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Wonderful to spend time with Carolyn Kitione from Shifting the Power Coalition in Fiji and Lei Escobar from National Rural Women's Coalition in the Philippines for World Humanitarian Day. They spoke about how women face greater danger in natural disasters, which are happening more frequently.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Have you heard of Pathways to Politics? It's a tremendous initiative that started more than a decade ago in Melbourne. Now there are cohorts across the country. Brava to everyone involved in this transformative program. These are courageous women, fighting for better and fairer representation.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
At the Australian War Memorial in Canberra for the launch of Julia Delaforce’s book Treatment of a Woman in the Military. It’s time to ban the NDA!
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I was so proud to be named the NSW Women of the Year in 2019. Now, you have a opportunity to nominate someone in the community doing important work: nswwomenoftheyear.awardsplatform.com The deadline is midnight Thursday. x
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
What a night! Talk about uplifting. It was one of the greatest joys of my career to emcee the TechDiversity Awards this year. The winners included Indigenous-owned social enterprise, Fire and Wattle, Deadly Coders, Uniting NSW.ACT, My QuitBuddy, and Vantari VR. Onward and upward!
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Wow! @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social has done a terrific job with this book. It's fearless and funny and incredibly insightful. Women Who Win takes us on a wild ride, celebrating women throughout history who succeeded against the odds. This is the book we need in these troubled times.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
About to emcee the 2026 TechDiversity Awards! Good people doing powerful work. 💪🏼
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This is very cool. You can now find my audiobook on the global platform @libro.fm This company was specifically founded in opposition to Amazon to counter its growing monopoly. Choose a local bookstore and they get a portion of your purchases.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I find this quite sickening. Of course, the AI labs need quality training data. But destroying millions of books...? "A US judge approved Anthropic’s $1.5bn settlement over pirated books, and ruled that training on purchased, scanned books counts as fair use." thenextweb.com/news/ai-comp...
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AI firms are buying old books for slop-free training data
Broker ISBNdb is selling AI labs pre-2022 print books as the last slop-free training data. Scanning them means shredding the books, quietly.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Agree! Sally McManus is a national hero. www.smh.com.au/national/sal...
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Sally McManus is a campaign genius. She’d better not be retiring
She’s been standing up for the powerless for decades. What next for the workers’ friend?
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
For what it's worth, I highly recommend Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad, a retelling of Homer's The Odyssey. www.goodreads.com/en/book/show...
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The Penelopiad
Now that all the others have run out of air, it's my tu…
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Have you seen The Odyssey yet? OMG - THE PIG SCENE!!! It's an outstanding film, centred on the hubris of man and the folly of war. Christopher Nolan has structured the narrative beautifully, like the epic poem. This release is extremely well timed. Wonder if they'll watch it in the White House?
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A salient warning. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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ChatGPT medical advice brought man 'to brink of death', lawsuit alleges
An American man sues OpenAI and its founder Sam Altman, claiming the popular chatbot "repeatedly misdiagnosed" him.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This is a very good initiative. The Fair AI Taskforce is designed to give workers a say in the use of this technology. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
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Labor powerbrokers cut AI deal for workers
Labor will respond to growing anxiety about the rise of artificial intelligence with a new taskforce to give Australian workers a greater say in how the technology shapes the nation.
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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
My first search engine.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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Peter (Wry T) Wright @wrt-t.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster A shockingly inefficient trillion-dollar project www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster
A shockingly inefficient trillion-dollar project
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Emerge Australia @emergeaustralia.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
If you live with #MECFS or #longCOVID in Australia, Edith Cowan University and #EmergeAustralia invite you to take part in a confidential online survey. What you share can help improve understanding, care, support and future research. Take part: zurl.co/X6ayB #countME
Emerge Australia Count ME graphic showing a woman sitting on a couch with a dog, using a laptop. Text reads: “National ME/CFS & long COVID Survey. Help shape ME/CFS and long COVID priorities and care in Australia.”
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
This is terribly sad. A lovely man and a brilliant actor. Vale. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju...
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Sam Neill, actor and star of Jurassic Park, dies aged 78
New Zealand actor built career as dashing romantic leads and charismatic villains across film and television
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I've spent this weekend thinking about how women and girls spend so much time, mental energy and unpaid labour trying to combat sexism, misogyny and unconscious bias from men and boys in their lives. Not sure whether this should be called 'domestic diplomacy' or 'empathy whispering'. Thoughts?
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Bahahahaha!
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Jenny Meagher @jennmeagher.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Dear 🇦🇺 Parliamentary Friends of #MECFS Thousands of constituents w #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis or #LongCOVID need your help. @peterkhalilmp.bsky.social Pls save Emerge Australia from closure in Nov 2026 when federal government funding expires. @sophiescott2.bsky.social @traceyspicer.bsky.social
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krazykitkat.bsky.social @krazykitkat.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
'There was another whiff of Trump in the sense of grievance and victimhood and the desire to blame the Democratic equivalent of the deep state along with the fake news. At least he stopped short of calling them “the enemy of the people”.'
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It’s not me, it’s them: Platner goes down snarling with graceless exit video
The populist Democrat nominee for Senate in Maine bowed to the inevitable but turned his farewell into a pity party
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Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Was tipped off today that Telstra isn't the first telco to have this issue it seems. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Telstra is not the first company to encounter this issue. A telco in Jersey suffered a similar outage in 2020 that lasted hours, took out emergency call functions for some customers on the Channel island, and took nearly five days to fully recover services.
According to the investigation from that outage, the telco's time server generated the wrong date - November 2000 - nearly 20 years earlier. The incorrect date was passed onto routers in the network that then isolated themselves from the network,
"Having lost around half of the network, inherent resilience was lost which ultimately led ultimately to the outage across the entire JT network," a report found.
The significance of the date was that the system used a week counter up to 1023 weeks, and the default date went back 19.6 years - as with the Telstra issue.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 09/07/2026
Graham Platner suspended his US Senate campaign in Maine following a sexual assault allegation that caused his support from fellow Democrats to collapse. His exit throws a crucial race for the party into turmoil. bloom.bg/4eTbqCn
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 08/07/2026
BREAKING: Trump says Iran ceasefire is ‘over’ after new attacks, but that negotiations can continue. Follow live updates.
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Live updates: Trump says Iran ceasefire is ‘over’ after new attacks, but negotiations can continue
Follow live coverage of U.S.-Iran attacks, the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices, Trump at the NATO summit.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Australian happiness levels: Why life satisfaction is falling despite a growing economy. This is an excellent explainer from @liammannix.bsky.social www.smh.com.au/national/the...
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The science of happiness, unemployment, inflation, populism and One Nation
The paradox is clear: Australia is an extraordinarily rich country, but its residents are increasingly pessimistic.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Agree. Should never have been chosen in the first place.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
This is correct. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/07...
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Monetising grievance: in Australia it's harder than you think
Right-wing podcasting in Australia is akin to a craft beer with a niche following. It is not a mass market.
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Tracey Spicer AM @traceyspicer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Historic. And horrific.
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