Tag: artificial intelligence

Full of promise, light on detail: Experts on PM’s AI pivot

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s leading artificial intelligence experts say the the Albanese government’s AI policy refresh is a welcome step, but still needs details and funding to achieve its goals of influencing...

Australia is chasing the wrong kind of AI

Posted on   |  by Professor Cori Stewart
Today, in Sydney, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made an important shift in Australia’s AI debate. Rather than treating artificial intelligence as simply another technology policy, he placed it at...

PM ignores sovereign AI at nation’s peril: Violi

Posted on   |  by James Riley
With the Prime Minister’s singular focus on attracting foreign investment in local data centre construction, local AI systems and software developers will be left wondering why they’re being ignored,...

New laws to set standards for data centre boom: PM

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Data centre operators will be forced to underwrite new power supply, slash their water use and face a new “common sense” test on whether facilities can be built under...

PM sets up Office of AI to coordinate national standards

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia will develop a set of national AI standards through a centralised office within the Prime Minister’s department in a bid by the Albanese government to better co-ordinate its...

Energy ministers to decide data centre renewables rules

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Outspoken former Industry minister Ed Husic has called on state and federal Energy ministers to “get tough” on data centre operators to make sure additional renewable capacity is in...