Author: Justin Hendry

Why Australia shouldn’t pursue sovereign AI

Posted on   |  by Susan Aaronson
Australia and the United States have been close allies for over a century and have similar views about how to develop, deploy, and govern artificial intelligence. Researchers in the...

Opposition demands detail on EFA role in PsiQuantum deal

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal Opposition has demanded that government explain its use of Australia’s export credit agency to bankroll Cailfornia startup PsiQuantum’s plans to build the world’s first fault-tolerant quantum computer....

US-Australia space treaty go for launch

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s space treaty with the United States will be ratified and come into force later this year after winning broad support from lawmakers during a five-month parliamentary inquiry. A...

ADHA weighs insourcing for My Health Record

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
National digital health systems, including the country’s My Health Record, could be insourced from as early as next year as part of government-wide push to unseat consultants and contractors...

AI models riding roughshod over privacy

Posted on   |  by Katharine Kemp
Photos of Australian children have been used without consent to train artificial intelligence models that generate images. A new report from the non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch has found...

NSW waters down government AI risk regime

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The New South Wales government has tweaked its AI guidance for public servants and will now require that only systems with high levels of residual risk undergo external review....

NSW startup grants begin flowing after pause

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Twenty startups will share in almost $1 million in funding under the first round of the NSW government’s re-launched MVP Ventures program, while a further 16 firms wait to...

CSIRO’s chief scientist role faces uncertain future

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The national science agency could axe its chief scientist role as part of a planned restructure that is expected to result in hundreds of jobs cuts. CSIRO chief executive...