Author: Justin Hendry

Gap analysis shows existing laws ‘inadequate’ for AI age

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s existing regulations are “inadequate” to deal with the emerging risks from general-purpose AI models, according to a new study that surveyed dozens of experts in the field. As...

UK agrees to drop ‘backdoor’ mandate for Apple

Posted on   |  by Kanishka Singh
US director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Monday the UK had agreed to drop its mandate for iPhone maker Apple to provide a “backdoor” that would have...

Let’s not waste our multibillion-dollar biotech opportunity

Posted on   |  by Rebekah Cassidy
Australia’s life sciences industry is a quiet and unfortunately, regularly misunderstood achiever. With billions in annual revenues, the sector not only delivers world-class research, it also provides everyday Australians...

Trump administration in talks to take 10% stake in Intel

Posted on   |  by Zaheer Kachwala and Jaspreet Singh
The Trump administration is in talks to take a 10 per cent stake in Intel by converting some or all of the struggling company’s Chips Act grants into equity,...

Govt R&D spend to slide after post-pandemic bump

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Government R&D spending as a share of GDP is set to continue its slide after a brief bump over the last two years, with new data forecasting expenditure will...

Cathy Foley named next ATSE president

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Former chief scientist Cathy Foley has been appointed the next president of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), replacing outgoing president Katherine Woodthorpe. Dr Foley, a...

DTA flags AI ‘PoC hell’ as emerging APS risk

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal government agencies may have barely scratched the surface with artificial intelligence, but those that have are increasingly finding themselves trapped in a cycle of endless proof of concept...