Tag: artificial intelligence

To make sense of AI, first make sense of your data

Posted on   |  by Suzanne Prescott
There’s a moment in every technology cycle where the conversation shifts from possibility to execution. According to Mandy Andress, chief information security officer at Elastic, that moment has arrived...

Activist industrial policy, but with a blind-spot for AI

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry minister Tim Ayres’ first National Press Club address was a full-throated argument in support of “activist industrial policy” as core to economic policy and economic resilience. The minister...

‘Vague’ data centre expectations get a lukewarm reception

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New data centre expectations designed to set out the conditions operators must meet to secure Commonwealth backing have won cautious support from tech industry and environmental groups. But both...

Tech sector’s slice of GDP hits 9 per cent: TCA

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australia’s digital uplift has delivered a decade of economic growth, a new report shows, but tech firms are only partly responsible for the boom and have grown increasingly vulnerable...

White House unveils legislative framework for AI

Posted on   |  by Katharine Jackson and Doina Chiacu
The White House on Friday unveiled an artificial intelligence policy for Congress that urges lawmakers to enact legislation to pre-empt state rules, protect children and shield communities from high...

$20m CRC-P grants round for AI research opens

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government’s Cooperative Research Centre-Projects program has opened its latest round, offering up $20 million in grants for projects accelerating AI development and commercialisation. Round 19 of the...

Record donations to map AI’s mathematical future

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australia’s leading math research centre has received a record $55 million funding uplift, which academic leaders have hailed as critical to keeping top talent on shore during the artificial...

US withdraws planned rule on AI chip exports

Posted on   |  by Karen Freifeld
The US Commerce department withdrew a planned rule on artificial intelligence chip exports on Friday, the latest backpedaling by the Trump administration in its efforts to promote secure American...

Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount

Posted on   |  by Katie Paul, Jeff Horwitz and Deepa Seetharaman
Meta is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20 per cent or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Meta seeks to offset...