Is the AI boom going to spell the end of democracy in Australia?
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With AI in our newsrooms, our universities, and our courtrooms, the way we understand the truth has...
Do androids dream of electric housework? The liabilities of a $20k humanoid robot butler
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you were to picture the ideal robot form to vacuum your floor all by itself, what do you see? Is...
Why is the government using AI to help create NDIS plans?
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Roblox has been one of the worst culprits for child safety in the games world, and they’ve come u...
Is it possible for an AI to 'hasten the coming of Christ's return'?
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when theology and technology collide? There's a new tech startup dedicated to building...
Self-driving taxis could be coming to Australia, but are we ready?
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How well do you think the streets of Sydney would handle self-driving taxis? What about those same ...
Would you use ChatGPT now that it's in its horny era?
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How much do you trust the AI chatbots you use on a day-to-day basis? Once you send your prompt off ...
How did a global Amazon outage bring down almost 50 other major tech companies?
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When a major outage hit Amazon Web Services this week, websites and apps started falling like domin...
What happens when you try to ban a generation from the internet?
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Online Safety Amendment Bill is the name on everyone’s lips this week and as the implementati...
We've got tonnes of space waste orbiting our Earth, is there a way to clean up our act?
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are over 170 million pieces of space junk orbiting Earth right now, and that number is only g...
If 'simulated gambling' is banned in kids games, why are we still seeing Loot Boxes everywhere?
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You step up to a box full of prizes, and knowing that there is a chance you may not win anything, y...
Is it true that AI is going to add $60 billion to Australia's economy?
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian Finance Industry Association has modelled AI's contribution to economic growth in th...
How fanfiction took over the world (and stayed free)
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fanfiction has gone from photocopied zines traded at conventions to millions of stories shared onli...
How did an Australian team make the biggest video game in the world today?
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, an Australian video game called Hollow Knight: Silksong is the biggest video game in the...
Why is Australia spending a billion dollars on a quantum computer that doesn't exist yet?
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2025 is the 'International Year of Quantum Science and Technology', but what actually is quantum sc...
Wimbledon broke 148 years of tradition to replace 300 line judges with AI -- will it be worth it?
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How much is human adjudication in sport worth, and how much more accurate is Wimbledon's new system...
How do you protect yourself against AI voice scams?
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When 1 in 5 people have been the victim of cybercrime and AI voice scams are on the rise, how do we...
How will ICE's deportation teams use iris scanning technology?
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
America’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a notice they intend to purchase an ir...
Would Cyberbrothel be more ethical than a traditional brothel?
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A sex doll brothel in Berlin is offering a combination of new VR and AI technologies in their plast...
Is Snapchat’s My AI a safe space or a slippery slope for teens?
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Snapchat’s AI chatbot, My AI, is raising concerns among teens and parents — with questions abou...
ID, please? China’s new internet rules and what they could mean for us
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Big Brother is getting new powers in China with a digital ID system eerily similar to that being pr...
How do we tell what's real and what's not, when the internet is flooded with AI slop?
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you think you can tell the difference between what's real and what's made by AI? What about writ...
With 9,000 new layoffs at Microsoft, is AI set to change the gaming industry forever?
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years, like many other big technology firms, Microsoft has refocused its business towards...
An expert has quit over the government's planned social media ban, what now?
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Download This Show, we're getting up to speed with what on Earth is going on with the ...
How are online tools being used to resist fascism across the globe?
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The apps and online tools that are being used in international political action, Tesla drama and th...
Could a new copyright lawsuit from Disney change the way we use AI?
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A lawsuit from the house of mouse, Apple being forced to let you download apps outside the app stor...
'Imperial Kitten' vs 'Fancy Bear': how are kooky hacker nicknames causing serious concerns for cybersecurity?
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do hackers have weird and wacky non-serious names? And why are British politicians blaming Appl...
The human-AI conversation crisis: why we're choosing chatbots over people
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a special AI deep-dive episode of Download This Show, researchers Sandra Peter and Kai Remer bre...
Could AI be the 'person' deciding whether or not you get your dream job?
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI interviewing you for a job, hackable digital drivers licences, dating app safety, and CIA-run St...
How did a haunted game cartridge take the internet by storm?
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Haunted video games, a tech feud between Apple and Epic Games, how tracking apps can be used in coe...
Which app is the latest to say it wants to be your everything?
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Airbnb's midlife crisis, digital ID age verification, and facial recognition software on social med...
How did pink Lamborghinis, Minecraft, and bitcoin become the centre of a quarter-billion dollar heist?
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Crypto heists, OpenAIs mission for good continues, and the dangerous world of unregulated chatbots ...
If people can't tell the difference between ChatGPT and a human, are we doomed?
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Content moderators suing for psychological distress, checking in on the teen social media ban, and ...
Hey chat, is this real?: Why politicians are using Grindr, OnlyFans, and Fortnite to campaign this election
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Water hungry datacentres being put in the middle of the desert, Google ads being called out for hav...
Have we finally created a way for vision impaired people to watch sports?
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI cyclone prediction, new accessible tech for people with disability, and a cure for brain rot, th...
Why was there a big tech-sized hole in this year's budget?
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why there was no tech in the budget, super fund hacks, and what ever happened to the TikTok ban? Th...
Download this brain: we're live from World Science Festival Brisbane!
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Download This Show, we're coming to you live from World Science Festival Brisbane, at ...
Could AI image generators be erasing Indigenous Australian culture?
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI generators impersonating Indigenous art, stealth recordings via smart glasses, and child gamblin...
Download This Show is doing a live show! Join us in Brisbane March 29
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Download This Show is coming to World Science Festival Brisbane!Get your tickets here.
Could a brain in a dish be the next big thing in computing?
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Computers made of brain cells, a new Meta whistleblower, and AI being used for good, this week on D...
Would you try a dating app for games?
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI designing video games, a new app to help you choose which ones to play, and a new way to defend ...
Have you ever wanted a virtual boyfriend to remind you about your period?
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
IVF health data hacked, virtual boyfriends, the death of Skype and solar-powered laptops, this week...
Could this colourful robot solve the loneliness crisis?
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A worsening climate, loneliness-fighting robots, supersonic jets, and the final consensus on whethe...
Why did Google scrap their 'don't be evil' motto and start using AI in weapons?
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Google is using AI in weapons, Meta is laying undersea cables, and teleportation could be on the ho...
Why is hardcore porn showing up on Australian government websites?
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's porn on government websites, millions of extra dollars in STEM, and a debatably effective A...
We've only got 89 seconds to save the world, and tech could be partially to blame
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Doomsday Clock ticks ever closer to midnight, and tech could be the only thing keeping us warm ...
What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI that has the world talking?
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DeepSeek's AI assistant became the number one downloaded free app this week, what does this mean fo...
Trump, TikTok, and the Australian Open: welcome back to a new year of Download This Show
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a brand new year for Download This Show, and Trump has made headlines with his TikTok tirade.
Wrapping up the world in tech for 2024, and Marc Fennell's last show!
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wrapping up his final show for 2024 and beyond, Marc Fennell says goodbye to his beloved Download T...
Can we save a country from climate change by recreating it in the Metaverse?
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The country of Tuvalu is recording everything in virtual reality, from trees and houses, to birth r...