Tag: artificial intelligence

White House orders expansion in US government use of AI

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Donald Trump’s Executive Office has ordered federal agencies to name a chief AI officer, develop strategies for expanding their use of artificial intelligence, and to make the purchase of...

OpenAI closes $64bn funding round to boost AI efforts

Posted on   |  by Jaspreet Singh and Harshita Mary Varghese
OpenAI said on Monday it would raise US$40 billion (A$64 billion) in a new funding round led by SoftBank Group at a US$300 billion valuation to advance AI research,...

CommBank heads offshore in search of AI leadership

Posted on   |  by David McClure
The Commonwealth Bank is heading offshore to get closer to the world leading technology developments – particularly in artificial intelligence – unveiling plans for a dedicated tech hub in...

A Budget with ‘no clear ambition’ on AI: Industry reactions

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s tech sector has reacted with disappointment to Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ fourth Budget, saying with the absence of significant new investment in artificial intelligence and the digital economy, the...

Govt knocked back AI plan before last year’s Budget

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A proposed AI investment plan put forward ahead of last year’s federal Budget was knocked back by the government at a time when other developed nations were ramping up...

Manus AI partners with tech giant Alibaba’s Qwen team

Posted on   |  by Eduardo Baptista, Gu Li and Brenda Goh
China’s Manus AI has announced a strategic partnership with the team behind tech giant Alibaba’s Qwen AI models, a move that could bolster the artificial intelligence startup’s roll-out of...