Tag: artificial intelligence

Must act now to shape AI future

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The decisions made today by the federal government and private sector will determine whether Australia capitalises on the opportunities artificial intelligence offers or is left behind the rest of...

Digital economy now central to G20

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The G20 leaders’ summit kicks off in Osaka later this week, with topics of innovation and the operation of the digital economy now central to the discussions. Even taking...

Ethical AI must focus on security

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government should place data security at the centre of its efforts to develop an artificial intelligence ethics framework, according to the communications industry body. The federal government is...

Executive Order: Trump on AI

Posted on   |  by James Riley
I totally get that Donald Trump is a doofus and that every single thing he ever says or does is either stupid or evil, and undoubtedly wrong. So how...

War of words on the AI front

Posted on   |  by James Riley
As if anyone needed reminding that a federal election looms, a war of words has broken out between the offices of Industry Minister Karen Andrews and shadow human services...

Labor confronts AI underspending

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Labor’s National Conference has formally adopted into its platform a significantly boosted policy profile for artificial intelligence, committing a future Shorten government to the development of new AI capability...

Ethics challenge for AI and IAG

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Fresh from its monstering three months ago at the hands of the banking Royal Commission, the local insurance giant IAG has turned up as the primary sponsor of a...

Qld govt funds new AI hub

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Queensland government has pledged seed funding for a new artificial intelligence hub being built to address the skills shortage in the tech sector. As part of its $650...

We must move rapidly on AI

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australian organisations need to move more rapidly into using artificial intelligence applications to automate and augment manual processes, as well as skilling up an AI workforce as the technology...