Britain has set out its plan to invest 1 billion pounds (A$2.06 billion) in computing infrastructure to drive the development of artificial intelligence, which will increase its public compute...
Policy
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Tech Council chair Scott Farquhar has been invited to join business group leaders, policy experts and unionists at the federal government’s productivity roundtable, adding a greater tech lens to...
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The national audit office is mulling investigations into the Consumer Data Right, the digital identity scheme and the federal government’s oversight of new technologies, but an inquiry into the...
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Bunnings has claimed hard line interpretations of Australia’s privacy law are undermining the retail sector and is calling for reform after the regulator put a stop to its use...
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France, Spain, Italy, Denmark and Greece will test a blueprint for an age verification app to protect children online, the European Commission said on Monday, amid growing global concern...
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The Albanese government has copped a ton of criticism for its slow-moving regulatory response to artificial intelligence since OpenAI’s ChatGPT burst onto the scene, and for good reason. While...
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A French probe into Elon Musk’s social media platform X deepened on Friday, when the Paris prosecutor’s office said it had enlisted police to investigate suspected abuse of algorithms...
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The European Commission on Thursday unveiled a draft code of practice aimed at helping firms comply with the European Union’s artificial intelligence rules and focused on copyright-protected content safeguards...
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The Albanese government is facing growing calls to reveal its regulatory response to artificial intelligence that has been two years in the making, with the extended wait now risking...
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The Australian Academy of Science’s Shine Dome in Canberra was the venue for a detailed and surprisingly upbeat briefing on the Horizon Europe research funding program this week. It...
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Smart Energy Council chief executive John Grimes has urged the federal government to stop “pummelling around the edges” and move swiftly to deploy billions of dollars in green manufacturing...
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What a pleasure it is to announce that Australian business legend Catherine Livingstone and Chief Defence Scientist Professor Tanya Monro have kindly agreed to act as Patrons for the...
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ChatGPT developer OpenAI’s high-profile engagements with policymakers in Australia has opened a door to new possibilities, including the potential for large-scale AI infrastructure investment under the umbrella of the...
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The Productivity Commission has cautioned the Albanese government against using its signature industry support program to create supply chain resilience, warning that it could be seen as a form...