Morning Mail: The rise of AI use in psychiatry; Altman beats Musk in clash of tech titans; ancient dingo bond revealed

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Good morning. In a sign of the times, a Melbourne psychiatrist is refusing to take on new patients who don’t consent to her using AI note-taking tools. Coincidentally, overnight a jury has handed victory to Sam Altman in his high-stakes battle with Elon Musk over the founding of tech giant OpenAI. Meanwhile, research reveals the under-16s social media ban has had unintended consequences, and activists have criticised proposed Northern Territory laws that would allow police to hold children for days without charge. Plus: a thousand-year-old dingo burial site in New South Wales tells us about an ancient connection. Archaeological find | A millennium-old dingo burial site in western NSW, including evidence of a “feeding” ritual, has shed new light on the relationship between the canines and First Nations people. Computer says no | AI-driven note-taking tools are increasingly popular – and now a Melbourne psychiatrist is refusing new patients unless they agree to allow her to use an AI scribe in their sessions. ‘Unintended consequences’ | A study has