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The Australian
4 days ago
- The Australian
Lawyers for Christine Herzel explore possible mental impairment defence over allegedly murdering her mother
Lawyers acting for a woman who allegedly murdered her mother at her home in Melbourne's east, are exploring the possibility of a mental impairment defence. Christine Herzel, 47, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday via video link. Ms Herzel is charged with the murder of 78-year-old Irene Herzel inside her home in Blackburn south on March 4. Police at the time said the 78-year-old was found with 'a number of stab wounds'. Lawyers acting for Ms Herzel told a Melbourne court she had been assessed by a doctor in relation to a possible mental impairment defence. Picture: NewsWire / Aaron Francis Ms Herzel's lawyer Andrew Vincent told the court she had been assessed by a doctor with respect to a possible mental impairment defence. An adjournment of six weeks was sought to allow time to receive the doctor's report. During her first court appearance in March, the court was told Ms Herzel had a 'treatment-resistant form of schizophrenia'. Police said in a statement at the time, they were called to the home on Holroyd Court, Blackburn South, for a welfare check when they discovered Irene Herzel's body. Ms Herzel was arrested nearby a short time after her mother was located, police said. She remains in custody and is expected to return to court on September 19. Amelia Swan Journalist Amelia Swan joined News Corp as a cadet reporter in 2024. Amelia Swan
News.com.au
4 days ago
- News.com.au
Lawyers for woman charged with murder of 78yo Melbourne mum flag mental impairment defence at court
Lawyers acting for a woman who allegedly murdered her mother at her home in Melbourne's east, are exploring the possibility of a mental impairment defence. Christine Herzel, 47, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday via video link. Ms Herzel is charged with the murder of 78-year-old Irene Herzel inside her home in Blackburn south on March 4. Police at the time said the 78-year-old was found with 'a number of stab wounds'. Ms Herzel's lawyer Andrew Vincent told the court she had been assessed by a doctor with respect to a possible mental impairment defence. An adjournment of six weeks was sought to allow time to receive the doctor's report. During her first court appearance in March, the court was told Ms Herzel had a 'treatment-resistant form of schizophrenia'. Police said in a statement at the time, they were called to the home on Holroyd Court, Blackburn South, for a welfare check when they discovered Irene Herzel's body. Ms Herzel was arrested nearby a short time after her mother was located, police said. She remains in custody and is expected to return to court on September 19.
The Guardian
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
AI doesn't care about authors, but Meta should
Andrew Vincent makes a good point in that, very often, artists are already expected to behave like artificial intelligence (Letters, 6 April). But of course creativity is not simply a matter of training on the work of others. Innovative artists make decisions towards low-probability outcomes; imitation, meanwhile, seeks high-probability outcomes. As things stand, generative AI models are imitation engines – and they do not celebrate their sources, they conceal them. Writers carry forward ideas and techniques, yes, but an immeasurable part of human creativity comes from the certain knowledge that we will one day die. AI does not have that gift. For all it consumes, it does not choose what to remember or believe or feel. Authors are as much up in arms about the extreme-capitalist assumption that we're simply machines, regurgitating content, as we are about the systemic theft of our work. Human authors also tend to worry about the difference between inspiration and plagiarism. AI has not yet been programmed to care, and no one's holding their breath on that X AtackBristol Andrew Vincent says creativity has always 'trained' on the work of others. He is right. Reading widely helps my writing, and art influences art. But I'm not objecting to Meta using my work for AI training; I'm objecting to Meta having done so without permission or payment, for commercial gain and outside the scope of fair use. I buy the books I need to read, or borrow them from a proper library, so that the authors get their fair library payment and their intellectual property is respected. Meta has stolen far more books than any single author could read – around 7 million. Please let's consider properly the long-term consequences of allowing big, wealthy tech to flout legal protections and steal intellectual property from LongstaffChair of the Children's Writers and Illustrators Group, Society of Authors Do you have a photograph you'd like to share with Guardian readers? If so, please click here to upload it. A selection will be published in our Readers' best photographs galleries and in the print edition on Saturdays.
