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Ian Dunt examines what Viktor Orban's loss in Hungary means for the EU and looks at questions around Donald Trump's mental capacity. There once was a plan that brought disparate countries together, to work for their common good, in Asia and the Pacific. And an author and scholar has been getting some very flattering emails from 'people' keen to promote his books. Guests:  Ian Dunt, iNews columnist and regular LNL commentator Professor David Lowe, Deakin University, author of 'The Colombo Plan: development internationalism in Cold War Asia' (Cambridge University Press)  Dennis Altman, article on literary AI in the April issue of Australian Book Review

Summary

This segment features Australian scholar Dennis Altman discussing the rise of sophisticated AI-generated publishing scams and 'literary' manipulation. While it addresses the use of large language models to facilitate fraudulent outreach and academic impersonation, it does not engage with frontier AI safety or catastrophic existential risks. The discussion is primarily focused on the social and professional harms of automated deception within the Australian literary and academic landscape.

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