Tag: artificial intelligence

News Wrap: AI sure makes this a funny old world

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The world is a funny old place. A judge in San Francisco has ruled that Anthropic’s use of a bunch of books without permission to train its AI system...

NSW Opposition pledges AI plan in Budget reply

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The NSW Opposition leader Mark Speakman has stepped up the political fight over productivity in the state by vowing to adopt “responsible” artificial intelligence across key public services. Mr...

Sovereign AI infrastructure needs $2b to $4b in investment: ACS

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Building sovereign AI infrastructure should be a first order priority within the Albanese government’s second term productivity agenda, Australian Computer Society chief executive Josh Griggs says. The development of...

‘Significant gap’ in AI translation despite research growth

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s AI-related patents nearly quadrupled over the nine years to 2024, while local AI-related research publications more than doubled, a new report from the National Artificial Intelligence Centre shows....

We can chart our own path on AI regulation: ACTU

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia can chart its own path on AI regulation and should not be compelled to follow the competing approaches of risk and safety-focused Europe or the hands-off US, ACTU...

Southeast Asia in race for more gas to power AI demand

Posted on   |  by Florence Tan
Energy majors are pouring money into gas exploration and production in Malaysia and Indonesia to meet rising power demand from growing populations and a proliferation of data centres in...

Ayres on Australia’s plan for economy-wide AI capability

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Newly appointed Industry and Innovation minister Tim Ayres has outlined government’s three priorities for artificial intelligence, including strategies to ensure Australia has a stake in the global AI technology...

Dave Sharma sounds alarm on restrictive AI regulation

Posted on   |  by James Riley and Trish Everingham
Senator Dave Sharma has warned against Australia adopting a risk-averse approach to the regulation of artificial intelligence, which would stymie business take up of a technology that is evolving...