Tag: artificial intelligence

Productivity tsar hoses down sovereign AI support hopes

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Productivity Commission says artificial intelligence will be as transformative electricity, the internal combustion engine and the Internet, but is not convinced sovereign AI development should be targeted by...

DTA flags AI ‘PoC hell’ as emerging APS risk

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal government agencies may have barely scratched the surface with artificial intelligence, but those that have are increasingly finding themselves trapped in a cycle of endless proof of concept...

We need a clear roadmap on AI, not infighting

Posted on   |  by Aaron Violi
Australia’s AI future is uncertain, because Anthony Albanese’s government cannot provide regulatory clarity on our nation’s AI path forward. We know AI presents the single greatest opportunity in a...

CDC Data Centres heads west for AUKUS boom

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
CDC Data Centres is set to build its next data centre campus in Western Australia, as it eyes growing demand for high-density compute and artificial intelligence capabilities through the...

Perplexity makes bold $53bn bid for Google’s Chrome

Posted on   |  by Akash Sriram
Perplexity AI made a US$34.5 billion (A$52.8 billion) unsolicited all-cash offer for Alphabet’s Chrome browser on Tuesday, a bid far above its own valuation as the startup reaches for...

Privacy commissioner hits back at PC’s privacy retreat

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s privacy commissioner says walking back long-overdue privacy reforms and loosening existing laws after a years-long push to strengthen them would be like “throwing out the baby with the...

Indonesia eyes ‘sovereign AI fund’ to drive development

Posted on   |  by Stanley Widianto
Authorities overseeing the development of AI in Indonesia have proposed a “sovereign AI fund” to finance the archipelago’s ambitions to become a regional hub for the fast-growing technology, a...

PC push to give teachers ‘equitable access’ to AI, edtech tools

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The Productivity Commission is calling for a nationally coordinated rollout of artificial intelligence and other education technologies to school teachers to help ease workloads, personalise learning and improve student...