South Australia’s new assistant minister for artificial intelligence will press his government for more support to capitalise on the state’s renowned research base by growing and attracting more companies....
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Without significant investment in artificial intelligence, Australia risks lower productivity, economic stagnation and the loss of AI research skills, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has warned in its...
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Tech giants and the Big Four consulting firms donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Australia’s major political parties last year, new data from the electoral commission shows. Annual...
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It has been a week in which artificial intelligence hit the business and political mainstream, and where Australian leaders were well and truly exposed, caught with their pants down....
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A Senate committee has given the green light to the federal government’s plan to direct billions of dollars in tax credits towards the production of green hydrogen and critical...
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The most comprehensive scientific understanding of artificial intelligence systems and their risks was published overnight, offering a “global handbook” to policymakers at an AI inflection point. The landmark document...
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Government legislation that ensures medical imaging data is shared by default with the My Health Record system is set to float through the Senate, despite concerns of an uneven...
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The stalled development of a federal regulatory regime is slowing the adoption of artificial intelligence by Australian businesses, as companies wait to see the extent of mandatory ‘guardrails’. The...
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South Australia is the first state with an assistant minister dedicated to artificial intelligence after the Malinauskas government created a new position in minor ministry changes on Wednesday. Former...
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Rapid developments in AI technology, policy and regulation are complicating Australia’s attempts to put guardrails on the technology. But Industry minister Ed Husic says the government will stay the...
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Tasmanian Senator Claire Chandler has been elevated to the shadow cabinet, taking on key technology-related portfolios being vacated by Paul Fletcher, who will leave politics at the looming federal...
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US President Donald Trump’s promise to deliver a national AI plan in just 180 days is a clear signal of the country’s ambitions for the technology, and what’s at...
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An Australian energy system relying on the Coalition’s nuclear power plan would shrink the opportunity for emerging technology like AI and the data centres that power it, the Prime...
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US President Donald Trump has ordered a national plan to “sustain and enhance America’s global AI dominance” within six months, just days after announcing an $800 billion investment in...