Tag: AI

Former US Ambassador fronts Anthropic Aussie push

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
OpenAI rival Anthropic is set to open an Australian office and build a substantial local team as part of an aggressive global expansion, with a former US Ambassador to...

Workers win input on Microsoft Australia’s AI roll out

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Workers will have a larger say in Microsoft Australia’s development and use of artificial intelligence after the peak union body struck a first of its kind agreement with the...

Red tape threat to top talent joining AI Safety Institute

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s new AI safety institute risks being left without the top tier experts needed to carry out its work if the government saddles it with heavy bureaucratic processes, according...

Gates-backed founder: Use SERD to scale biotech intelligence

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s subscale capabilities in developing new drugs will need smart policy and emerging tech to bridge the decade-long divide between medical research and commercialisation. That’s according to Dr Craig...

Jacqui Munro lands shadow tech portfolio in NSW reshuffle

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Moderate Liberal MLC Jacqui Munro will take on the science and technology portfolio in a new-look NSW shadow ministry after being promoted in a reshuffle ahead of next year’s...

Universities, defence firms share in $40m AI spend

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator has forged long-term R&D partnerships with more than a dozen universities and defence companies to develop AI and machine learning technologies that build battlefield...

NewsWrap: Our 2025 Year in Review podcast

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The year started with a tumultuous AI Action Summit in Paris in which Australian policymakers appeared to be caught flat-footed as the US made clear its intention to “unshackle”...

AI data mining: PC hops back on the copyright fence

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Productivity Commission has cooled on its controversial proposal to amend copyright law so AI models can more easily train on Australian content, recommending the government bide its time...