Tag: AI

Business Council calls for action to accelerate AI adoption

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s peak business lobby has called on government to accelerate national efforts to bake productivity-enhancing artificial intelligence systems into the economy. The Business Council of Australia has released a...

Aussie AI statrtup raises US$1.5m pre-seed funding

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Australian startup Heatseeker AI has raised US$1.5 million (A$2.3 million) in pre-seed funding from US investors at a “pivotal moment” in the multi-billion dollar market research industry. The oversubscribed...

Nvidia reveals sales hit from US export curbs on China

Posted on   |  by Arsheeya Bajwa and Stephen Nellis
Nvidia beat quarterly sales expectations as customers stockpiled its AI chips before fresh US curbs on China exports took effect, but the same restrictions will slice off US$8 billion...

Sydney voice AI startup finds buyer after collapse

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
One of Australia’s first voice AI startups has been acquired and had its technology and assets stripped after collapsing into administration earlier this year, in a blow to the...

Owning the algorithm: Australia’s path to AI sovereignty

Posted on   |  by Dr Alex Antic
Australia stands at a pivotal moment in shaping its digital future. As global competition in AI accelerates, Australia must act decisively to secure its digital sovereignty. Investing in sovereign...

Services Australia lays two-year AI ethics footing

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Services Australia has unveiled its first automation and artificial intelligence strategy, which it says will give it a two-year ethical footing and pathway to trust in the technologies. The...

Expert advisers question AI testing at Services Aus

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Services Australia ramped up its testing of automation and artificial intelligence last year in preparation for wider deployments aimed at cutting costs and improving services in 2025, despite incomplete...

‘Crazy’ to regulate AI, Mike Cannon-Brookes warns

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Atlassian co-founder and chief executive Mike Cannon-Brookes has warned that regulating artificial intelligence “at such an early stage… seems crazy” and for governments to focus instead on the downstream...