Tag: AI

Australia must find its place in the global AI economy

Posted on   |  by Helen Zhang
The global AI race is fully taking shape. Billions have been invested by leading frontier AI developers like OpenAI in the United States and Huawei in China. Beyond Washington...

Gig Guide: Stela Solar now Accenture’s AI lead

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The National AI Centre’s founding general manager Stela Solar has joined the Australian arm of multinational consulting and services giant Accenture as its managing partner for data and AI, less...

Govts must learn to ‘ride the wave’ of AI, minister says

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Governments must learn to “ride the wave” of artificial intelligence, according to NSW digital minister Jihad Dib, who has talked up the huge productivity benefits the technology presents. Speaking...

Govt’s election deepfake ban to ‘languish’ until 2026

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Deceptive deepfake videos and voice clones will be banned during elections and referendums under Albanese government truth in political advertising laws introduced on Monday to try stem the flow...

BluGlass doubles value of US CHIPS contracts

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Sydney-based laser diode manufacturer BluGlass has doubled the value of contracts signed through a United States military semiconductor innovation hub, to develop its technology for quantum computing and artificial...

R&D shortfall risks our prosperity, says Cannon-Brookes

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia risks losing out on the future prosperity that artificial intelligence presents by investing “far too little” in research and development, according to software billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes. The co-founder...

NSW must appoint a dedicated AI Commissioner

Posted on   |  by Jacqui Munro
Recently I asked a good friend of mine who works for an artificial intelligence-based company that you’ve almost certainly heard of what questions politicians should be asking about the...