Doomsaying is an old occupation. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a complex subject. It’s easy to fear what you don’t understand. These three truths go some way towards explaining the...
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Australia’s commercialisation woes have plagued the country for decades now. Despite having world-leading research and tech entrepreneurs ready to bring it to the world, Australia has traditionally struggled to...
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Artificial intelligence algorithms are quickly becoming a part of everyday life. Many systems that require strong security are either already underpinned by machine learning or soon will be. These...
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Applicants to New South Wales’ industry and innovation grant programs worth more than $227 million have been told their potential funding may never come, with the Minns government reviewing...
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Since last month’s launch of Minderoo’s XPrize Wildfire, a four-year global competition that will award $16 million in prize money to teams able to demonstrate fully autonomous capabilities to...
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A long-planned nuclear waste facility to store and dispose of radioactive material that has built up over decades has secured significant funding after the former Coalition government settled on...
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ second Budget disappointed research and science groups, which had been calling for a significant increase in investment after a decade of decline had created a “crisis”...
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There is a disconnect between the bright picture Treasurer Jim Chalmers paints about the opportunities for Australia to participate in the next wave of global industrial growth, and the...
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The Albanese government has unveiled industry support programs for artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, allocating $101 million over five years in a new critical technologies package that includes a...
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The Industry department’s STEM engagement programs – targeting Australia’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Capabilities – have been given steady-as-she-goes roll-over funding, but the National Measurement Institute has enjoyed...
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Henry Ford famously declared, “if I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses”. Over a century on, and it is technologies that exploit quantum...
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Australia’s emerging quantum industry has applauded the ambition of the federal government’s National Quantum Strategy, although some have urged caution against too much focus on engineering and commercialisation, saying...
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After decades of investment in the fundamental research underpinning the burgeoning quantum technology sector, the federal government has unveiled Australia’s first National Quantum Strategy to accelerate the translation of...
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Industry and Science minister Ed Husic told the National Press Club in March that when he launched the federal government’s National Quantum Strategy, it would not come with a...