Tag: AI

APS AI use faces tighter controls under updated policy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal agencies will have 12 months to put in place protocols that mandate risk assessments for new AI deployments and bolster oversight with another layer of accountability. That’s according...

AI plan draws tepid response from govt’s own AI Expert Group

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s new artificial intelligence plan has been slammed as vague and lacking concrete actions by some of the government-appointed AI Expert Group that had recommended that mandatory guardrails be...

NSW Opposition pledges low interest loans for AI

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A NSW Coalition government would offer small and medium businesses low interest loans to adopt artificial intelligence and cybersecurity technologies, shadow assistant innovation minister Jacqui Munro announced on Thursday....

Fivecast triumphs with AI Technology Award win

Posted on   |  by Suzanne Prescott
Adelaide-based sovereign intelligence pioneer Fivecast has won the AI Technology Award at the InnovationAus 2025 Awards for Excellence, presented at a gala dinner at Sydney Town Hall on Thursday...

AI’s best defences no match for hackers, experts warn

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Hackers need only a handful of malicious prompts or a relatively small number of documents inserted into training data to corrupt artificial intelligence models, according to research from global...

Govt urged to subsidise SMEs’ AI uptake

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Albanese government is being urged to repurpose and increase a Coalition government-era tax break to drive artificial intelligence into small and medium businesses, as it searches for adoption...

Australia to establish AI safety institute

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government will establish an AI Safety Institute early next year to assess the risks from emerging artificial intelligence systems and help safeguard Australians from potential harms. Industry...