Tag: Andrew Charlton

Relax! Your 2025 ultimate guide to Summer Reading has arrived!

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It will surprise absolutely no-one that the common themes among this year’s Summer Reading recommendations are artificial intelligence and geopolitical risk, with a sprinkling of re-industrialisation. The only surprise...

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”...

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...

Australian AI builder drops ‘sovereign’ moniker

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A Melbourne company that touted itself as one of Australia’s only builders of truly “sovereign” large language models is pulling back on the rhetoric, saying the term is too...

NewsWrap: National Tech Summit hits its stride

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It has been a big week for the industry in Sydney with Technology Council’s National Tech Summit rolling through town. It is the third year for the Summit, which...

Australian ambition must include local AI models: Charlton

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia should be ambitious about creating local AI models and building the tools and applications that will run on them, assistant minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economy...

OpenAI to open first Australian outpost

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI will open its first Australian office in Sydney before the year is out, in a move the artificial intelligence giant says reflects the country’s rapidly growing user...