Author: Justin Hendry

No Defence accelerator missions for six months

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Defence’s newly established Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) will spend at least its first six months devising problem statements and testing solutions with industry before launching its first mission...

Defence scientists want ‘stocktake’ of robotics laws

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The motley of laws and regulations that apply to robotics must be reviewed in order to pinpoint barriers and growth opportunities for the fledgling sector, the Defence Science and...

Sovereign AI key to Australia’s robotics success: Researchers

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Australia must significantly lift its investment in robotics-related artificial intelligence research to build out a sovereign robotics industry, according to 14 of the nation’s leading experts in the field....

DTA loses digital ID program responsibilities

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The Department of Finance has assumed control of the federal government $600 million-plus digital identity program, taking policy duties from the Digital Transformation Agency in the latest carve up...

Big Tech concerns with misinformation laws ‘valid’: ACMA

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Big Tech concerns with proposed misinformation and disinformation laws that will grant new powers to the Australian Communications and Media Authority are “very valid”, according to the regulator’s chair...

NSW to build out digital twin features

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New South Wales’ digital twin will undergo extensive work over the next 12 months to bring to life its next set of features, with the state government to enlist...

Digital ID to replace JPs in govt stat dec overhaul

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Australians will be able to use a digital identity to witness documents online before the end of the year, removing the need for time-consuming visits to a Justice of...

New misinformation laws could be ‘abused’: Meta

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Misinformation laws proposed by the Albanese government to hold social media platforms to account for harmful content on their platforms could inadvertently be “abused” to the detriment of free...

SA lawmakers to examine AI framework

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South Australian lawmakers will use a new parliamentary inquiry to examine whether the state is well placed to seize on the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence while mitigating the...