Tag: AI

NSW Opposition pledges AI plan in Budget reply

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The NSW Opposition leader Mark Speakman has stepped up the political fight over productivity in the state by vowing to adopt “responsible” artificial intelligence across key public services. Mr...

Sovereign AI infrastructure needs $2b to $4b in investment: ACS

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Building sovereign AI infrastructure should be a first order priority within the Albanese government’s second term productivity agenda, Australian Computer Society chief executive Josh Griggs says. The development of...

‘Significant gap’ in AI translation despite research growth

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s AI-related patents nearly quadrupled over the nine years to 2024, while local AI-related research publications more than doubled, a new report from the National Artificial Intelligence Centre shows....

We can chart our own path on AI regulation: ACTU

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia can chart its own path on AI regulation and should not be compelled to follow the competing approaches of risk and safety-focused Europe or the hands-off US, ACTU...

Southeast Asia in race for more gas to power AI demand

Posted on   |  by Florence Tan
Energy majors are pouring money into gas exploration and production in Malaysia and Indonesia to meet rising power demand from growing populations and a proliferation of data centres in...

R&D review discovers uninvited AI guest

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal Industry department has moved to correct the record after reports an Irish AI startup has joined the government’s generational review of Australia’s research and development system. The...

Meta’s US$14.8b Scale AI deal latest test of data partnerships

Posted on   |  by Jody Godoy
Facebook owner Meta’s $14.8 billion (A$22.8 billion) investment in Scale AI and hiring of the data-labeling startup’s chief executive will test how the Trump administration views so-called ‘acquihire’ deals,...

Nvidia to build first AI cloud for industrial applications in Germany

Posted on   |  by Supantha Mukherjee and Florence Loeve
Nvidia will build its first artificial intelligence cloud platform for industrial applications in Germany, chief executive Jensen Huang said at the VivaTech conference in Paris on Wednesday. The technology,...

AIIA chief Simon Bush steps down

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The head of the Australian Information Industry Association Simon Bush will step down next month, leaving the peak representative body for another role in the IT industry. The AIIA...