Global tectonic shifts in technology are impacting Australia’s systems of government, business, commerce and social interaction. From AI-driven phishing programs to automated cyber interference in security, the changes are...
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US President Donald Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs could hamstring Big Tech’s billion-dollar efforts to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the country, likely undermining a key goal of the administration,...
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As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) reshapes everything from healthcare to productivity, it’s triggering a global scramble – not just for data and chips, but for electricity. Can Australia’s renewable...
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The Commonwealth Bank is heading offshore to get closer to the world leading technology developments – particularly in artificial intelligence – unveiling plans for a dedicated tech hub in...
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A CSIRO trial of Microsoft’s artificial intelligence tool revealed it can save time by automating low level activities, but its difficulties in more complex tasks and missing domain knowledge...
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European companies that are spending big on generative artificial intelligence need to start showing returns on their massive outlays by next year, or risk investors losing patience after they...
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Artificial intelligence company Anthropic convinced a California federal judge on Tuesday to reject a preliminary bid to block it from using lyrics owned by Universal Music Group and other...
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The federal government has hit pause on plans to regulate AI through the imposition of mandatory guardrails, upended by a fast moving and freewheeling Trump administration that is headed...
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Australia’s encryption-busting laws were used by federal police for the first time last year to force at least one undisclosed tech company to provide assistance, in an escalation of...
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Data Centre Alley, a 30-square-mile stretch outside Washington DC and home to more than 200 data centres, consumes roughly the same electricity as Boston. So power company officials were...
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OpenAI and Elon Musk have agreed to fast-track a trial over OpenAI’s for-profit shift, the latest turn in a grudge match between the world’s richest person and OpenAI chief...
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The European Commission is raising US$20 billion to construct four ‘AI gigafactories’ as part of Europe’s strategy to catch up with the US and China on artificial intelligence, but...
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Invasive surveillance powers are being used without proper justifications or record keeping, a new review shows, leading to calls to reign in authorities that are covertly accessing Australians’ private...
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With $26 billion expected to be invested in data centres and other AI infrastructure by 2030, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has called for a Digital Economy minister...