The Industry department has quietly disbanded its dedicated quantum arm and folded it into a new critical technologies unit, prompting concerns the policy area is being de-emphasised by government.
The decision has been put down to a need to better align quantum policy with Australia’s six other critical technologies, including biotech, robotics and clean energy technologies.
But artificial intelligence has been given a free pass and will continue to be …
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