Tag: AI

$30bn prize drives Victoria’s ‘AI state’ push

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria has launched an ambitious bid to become Australia’s “AI state”, unveiling a mission statement that aims to attract billions in investment and drive a decade of tech-driven economic...

Regulators are worrying about AI agents. Treasury isn’t

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
AI’s breakneck evolution delivered another milestone last week, with the latest in a dizzying series of firsts. Not satisfied with mere chatbots or image generators, global payments giant Mastercard...

Future Made in Australia needs an AI fast track

Posted on   |  by Troy Cordie, Roy Green and Cori Stewart
Future Made in Australia is an industrial strategy to create competitive advantage, build economic resilience, deliver the net zero transition and diversify exports through next generation, knowledge-intensive manufacturing. But...

Anthropic breaks onto Canberra’s one-stop AI platform

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Anthropic has broken OpenAI’s monopoly on federal government AI services, with two onshore versions of its powerful Claude model now available to agencies through GovAI. The models – Claude...

Power, policy & AI: The rules of the race in 2026 

Posted on   |  by Angela Fox and Nicole Jefferson
In recent years, governments and policymakers worldwide have been working to understand and respond to the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence. As 2026 begins, several realities are emerging – shaping local and global approaches to AI governance.  Governments will fast-track...

Singapore to invest $1.1bn in public AI research by 2030

Posted on   |  by Jun Juan Yong
The Singapore government will invest over S$1 billion (A$1.13 billion) in public artificial intelligence research through 2030 to strengthen the nation’s capabilities and global competitiveness, it said on Saturday....

High-risk govt AI to be auto-flagged for review in NSW

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
High-risk AI projects in New South Wales will be automatically flagged for external review under a redesigned AI Assessment Framework, replacing an existing process that leaves room for guesswork....