Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
"‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references studies that do not exist or make opposing findings"
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"‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references studies that do not exist or make opposing findings"
#auspol #ausnews
Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references studies that do not exist or make opposing findings
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February 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM
65% reduction in vaping use, 89% rated the program as very good, and significant increased knowledge around vaping 12 months after receiving the OurFutures Vaping Program, says Dr Lauren Gardner at #APSAD25
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
65% reduction in vaping use, 89% rated the program as very good, and significant increased knowledge around vaping 12 months after receiving the OurFutures Vaping Program, says Dr Lauren Gardner at #APSAD25
How after watching the Deloitte AI scandal with Government you could copy their defence and double down is baffling www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references studies that do not exist or make opposing findings
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:59 PM
How after watching the Deloitte AI scandal with Government you could copy their defence and double down is baffling www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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A mixed-methods study among adolescents and teachers in Bogotá, Colombia: adapting the OurFutures Alcohol Program
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A mixed-methods study among adolescents and teachers in Bogotá, Colombia: adapting the OurFutures Alcohol Program
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Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
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Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references studies that do not exist or make opposing findings
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February 10, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
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We're being attacked on home soil in our own homes.
Teach Canadians how to fight back to
#ProtectOurNation
#OurDemocracy
#OurFutures
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...start NOW!
Canadians need be taught how to fight back against #disinformation, #misinformation, & foreign interference.
It's #CognitiveWarfare.
We're being attacked on home soil in our own homes.
Teach Canadians how to fight back to
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Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by Sydney University-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by Sydney University-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references studies which do not exist or make opposing findings
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Independent senator David Pocock says he is “deeply concerned” a report sent to politicians by a University of Sydney-based institute to support a $20m funding request for gambling education “appears to just be slop written by AI”.
Pocock was among at least 10 politicians and officials sent a “Youth Gambling in Australia Evidence Review,” by the OurFutures Institute. The report was used as background to the institute’s budget submission for funding to deliver a gambling prevention education program aimed at 15- to 20-year-olds. Continue reading...
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February 10, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by Sydney University-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
OurFutures Vaping Program is a finalist in the UNSW Eureka Prize for Societal Impact in Science.
Learn more:
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July 29, 2026 at 2:00 AM
OurFutures Vaping Program is a finalist in the UNSW Eureka Prize for Societal Impact in Science.
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Learn more:
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ARGHHHH! Giving the rest of us academics a bad name by submitting a report with AI slop (hallucinated references! Incorrect conclusions!) and also failing to reveal they are funded by the gambling industry. #Academia, DO BETTER. #ethicalResearch #research #ethics www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references studies that do not exist or make opposing findings
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:22 AM
ARGHHHH! Giving the rest of us academics a bad name by submitting a report with AI slop (hallucinated references! Incorrect conclusions!) and also failing to reveal they are funded by the gambling industry. #Academia, DO BETTER. #ethicalResearch #research #ethics www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
AI ‘slop’ | The independent senator David Pocock says he is “deeply concerned” that a report sent to politicians by a University of Sydney-based institute to support a $20m funding request for gambling education “appears to just be slop written by AI”.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references studies that do not exist or make opposing findings
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM
AI ‘slop’ | The independent senator David Pocock says he is “deeply concerned” that a report sent to politicians by a University of Sydney-based institute to support a $20m funding request for gambling education “appears to just be slop written by AI”.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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What better way to start afresh than announcing the
💥national launch💥 of the Our Futures Vaping Program. That means ALL high schools in Australia can access our evidence-based vaping prevention program for free!
Thanks to Hon Mark Butler MP, Matilda Centre USyd, and OurFutures Institute.
💥national launch💥 of the Our Futures Vaping Program. That means ALL high schools in Australia can access our evidence-based vaping prevention program for free!
Thanks to Hon Mark Butler MP, Matilda Centre USyd, and OurFutures Institute.
November 15, 2024 at 2:46 AM
What better way to start afresh than announcing the
💥national launch💥 of the Our Futures Vaping Program. That means ALL high schools in Australia can access our evidence-based vaping prevention program for free!
Thanks to Hon Mark Butler MP, Matilda Centre USyd, and OurFutures Institute.
💥national launch💥 of the Our Futures Vaping Program. That means ALL high schools in Australia can access our evidence-based vaping prevention program for free!
Thanks to Hon Mark Butler MP, Matilda Centre USyd, and OurFutures Institute.
A mixed-methods study among adolescents and teachers in Bogotá, Colombia: adapting the OurFutures Alcohol Program
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A mixed-methods study among adolescents and teachers in Bogotá, Colombia: adapting the OurFutures Alcohol Program
Abstract. Early onset of alcohol consumption among Colombian adolescents highlights the need for effective and accessible preventive interventions. This pr
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November 17, 2024 at 5:10 PM
A mixed-methods study among adolescents and teachers in Bogotá, Colombia: adapting the OurFutures Alcohol Program
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NEW 🔔 Co-design of the ‘OurFutures Vaping’ programme: a school-based eHealth intervention to prevent e-cigarette use
✍️ Gardner and colleagues
OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf085
✍️ Gardner and colleagues
OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf085
June 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
NEW 🔔 Co-design of the ‘OurFutures Vaping’ programme: a school-based eHealth intervention to prevent e-cigarette use
✍️ Gardner and colleagues
OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf085
✍️ Gardner and colleagues
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Pocock’s advocacy of robust regulation sounds like a better approach than a gambling funded org’s ‘education’ piece from folks who can’t make a proper case to ask to suckle from the taxpayer. #auspol
Better value for money and outcomes.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Better value for money and outcomes.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references studies that do not exist or make opposing findings
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Pocock’s advocacy of robust regulation sounds like a better approach than a gambling funded org’s ‘education’ piece from folks who can’t make a proper case to ask to suckle from the taxpayer. #auspol
Better value for money and outcomes.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Better value for money and outcomes.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
If a student at my uni submitted this as their work I’d have to start an academic integrity investigation…https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/10/concerns-ai-slop-used-by-sydney-university-based-institute-to-lobby-for-20m-gambling-education-funding?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references studies that do not exist or make opposing findings
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:03 AM
If a student at my uni submitted this as their work I’d have to start an academic integrity investigation…https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/10/concerns-ai-slop-used-by-sydney-university-based-institute-to-lobby-for-20m-gambling-education-funding?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
This represents a far deeper threat than just the topic at hand. We are losing the ability to authoritatively reference facts in public debate in general. Shit gets made up, and even the most mundane and evidenced thing is fought tooth and nail.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references studies that do not exist or make opposing findings
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
This represents a far deeper threat than just the topic at hand. We are losing the ability to authoritatively reference facts in public debate in general. Shit gets made up, and even the most mundane and evidenced thing is fought tooth and nail.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Efficacy of a school-based, universal prevention programme for #depression and #anxiety in adolescents: an RCT
OurFutures Mental Health may be an efficacious intervention to improve mental health knowledge and prevent anxiety symptoms in the short-term
www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
#MedSky
OurFutures Mental Health may be an efficacious intervention to improve mental health knowledge and prevent anxiety symptoms in the short-term
www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
#MedSky
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Efficacy of a school-based, universal prevention programme for #depression and #anxiety in adolescents: an RCT
OurFutures Mental Health may be an efficacious intervention to improve mental health knowledge and prevent anxiety symptoms in the short-term
www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
#MedSky
OurFutures Mental Health may be an efficacious intervention to improve mental health knowledge and prevent anxiety symptoms in the short-term
www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
#MedSky
Years of evidence that chat bots hallucinate and people still get them to write reports without validating them.
You are responsible for anything you submit, you can't just say "oh the AI got it wrong, soz"
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You are responsible for anything you submit, you can't just say "oh the AI got it wrong, soz"
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding | Gambling | The Guardian
‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references studies that do not exist or make opposing findings
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Years of evidence that chat bots hallucinate and people still get them to write reports without validating them.
You are responsible for anything you submit, you can't just say "oh the AI got it wrong, soz"
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
You are responsible for anything you submit, you can't just say "oh the AI got it wrong, soz"
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Digital classroom lessons give students the tools to say no to vaping www.news-medical.net/news/2025061... A new interactive program could transform how schools tackle the rising tide of teen vaping, blending digital innovation with real-world classroom impact. @healthpromint.bsky.social
Digital classroom lessons give students the tools to say no to vaping
Researchers co-designed and user-tested the ‘OurFutures Vaping’ digital program to prevent e-cigarette use among Australian adolescents. The four-lesson intervention, developed with students and teach...
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June 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Digital classroom lessons give students the tools to say no to vaping www.news-medical.net/news/2025061... A new interactive program could transform how schools tackle the rising tide of teen vaping, blending digital innovation with real-world classroom impact. @healthpromint.bsky.social
Independent senator @davidpocock.bsky.social says he is ‘deeply concerned’ a report sent to politicians by a University of Sydney-based institute to support a $20m funding request for gambling education ‘appears to just be slop written by #AI’”. The Ersatz Era? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by Sydney University-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding
‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references papers which do not exist or make opposing findings
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Independent senator @davidpocock.bsky.social says he is ‘deeply concerned’ a report sent to politicians by a University of Sydney-based institute to support a $20m funding request for gambling education ‘appears to just be slop written by #AI’”. The Ersatz Era? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Have you registered yet for our free webinar this Wednesday 26th November at 12pm Sydney time?
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#JustAnnounced | Dr Lauren Gardner and Mrs Natalie Gorgioski will also be joined by David Brown, Dean of Students at Scotch College Melbourne!
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#JustAnnounced | Dr Lauren Gardner and Mrs Natalie Gorgioski will also be joined by David Brown, Dean of Students at Scotch College Melbourne!
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Have you registered yet for our free webinar this Wednesday 26th November at 12pm Sydney time?
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#JustAnnounced | Dr Lauren Gardner and Mrs Natalie Gorgioski will also be joined by David Brown, Dean of Students at Scotch College Melbourne!
positivechoices.org....
#JustAnnounced | Dr Lauren Gardner and Mrs Natalie Gorgioski will also be joined by David Brown, Dean of Students at Scotch College Melbourne!
Interested to hear how evidence-based substance use prevention & mental health programs are being implemented in Australian schools?
Register for our free webinar presented by @matildacentreusyd.bsky.social's Dr Lauren Gardner & Natalie Gorgioski on Wednesday 26th Nov!
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Register for our free webinar presented by @matildacentreusyd.bsky.social's Dr Lauren Gardner & Natalie Gorgioski on Wednesday 26th Nov!
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November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Interested to hear how evidence-based substance use prevention & mental health programs are being implemented in Australian schools?
Register for our free webinar presented by @matildacentreusyd.bsky.social's Dr Lauren Gardner & Natalie Gorgioski on Wednesday 26th Nov!
positivechoices.org....
Register for our free webinar presented by @matildacentreusyd.bsky.social's Dr Lauren Gardner & Natalie Gorgioski on Wednesday 26th Nov!
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