Tag: AI

APEC leaders’ declaration targets AI development

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The 2025 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit has produced a leaders’ joint declaration that carries heavy emphasis on the development of artificial intelligence. The declaration included agreement on...

China’s Xi pushes for global AI governing body at APEC

Posted on   |  by Staff Writers
Chinese President Xi Jinping took centre stage at a meeting of APEC leaders on Saturday to push a proposal for a global body to govern artificial intelligence and position...

Most NSW agencies deploying AI without policy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Most NSW government agencies do not have dedicated AI policies in place, an audit shows, as the state rolls out more than 350 different AI tools in areas like...

Tim Ayres signals ‘more expansive’ national AI strategy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s National AI Capability Plan will tackle a broader array of issues than originally envisaged when it is released later this year, federal Industry and Innovation minister Tim Ayres...

Most federal agencies bury their AI transparency disclosures

Posted on   |  by José-Miguel Bello y Villarino, Alexandra Sinclair and Kimberlee Weatherall
A year ago, the Commonwealth government established a policy requiring most federal agencies to publish “AI transparency statements” on their websites by February 2025. These statements were meant to...

The cost of not publishing AI research

Posted on   |  by Professor Anton van den Hengel
The world’s leading technology companies regularly publish research papers in the top AI conferences as part of their strategy to build global competitive advantage. These companies include AI behemoths...

Australians join global call for AI superintelligence ban

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australian AI safety activists and academics are among hundreds of signatories of a new open letter demanding a ban on superintelligent AI systems until there is broad consensus they...

OpenAI picks up more govt work amid lobbying blitz

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
US tech giant OpenAI has secured its second federal contract while ratcheting up a policy and sales blitz in Canberra that includes private meeting with Anthony Albanese’s Cabinet and...