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Australia to establish AI safety institute

The Albanese government will establish an AI Safety Institute early next year to assess the risks from emerging artificial intelligence systems and help safeguard Australians from potential harms. Industry...

New deepfake bill to protect individuals’ faces, voices

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A private member’s bill introduced to Parliament on Monday would outlaw non-consensual deepfake video and audio that depicts a person’s face or voice, while creating new legal pathways for...

Beyond the hype: Australia’s pragmatic path to AI

Posted on   |  by Mike Bareja and Helen Zhang
Artificial intelligence has begun its descent from its hype peak. The breathless talk of super-intelligence and job wipe-outs is yielding to a sober reality now. Even OpenAI chief executive...

South Korea agrees to join UAE’s Stargate AI project

Posted on   |  by Hyunjoo Jin
South Korea has agreed to work with the United Arab Emirates on the US-backed Stargate project to build a massive new artificial intelligence data campus in the Gulf country....

GovAI no silver bullet for Canberra’s legacy IT woes

Posted on   |  by Olivia Shen
Last week, Finance minister Katy Gallagher unveiled the government’s AI Plan for the Australian Public Service. Across fifteen initiatives and three ‘pillars’, the plan aims to boost AI adoption...

Defence rolls out Microsoft Copilot on protected network

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Defence has rolled out Microsoft Copilot to tens of thousands of staff through its protected-level internal network, making it the last of Canberra’s biggest agencies to adopt the AI...

Victoria’s SenSen Networks brings order to urban curb chaos

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
The humble roadside curb is becoming an increasingly contested and important space.   With the expansion of some restaurants and cafes, the growing use of ride-hailing pick-ups and drop-offs and...

US startup Groq unveils high-speed AI hub in Sydney

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
AI chip startup Groq has established its first data centre presence in Australia as part of an expected US$300 million investment to bring its technology closer to Asia-Pacific users....

Sweeping AI plan to send tech across bureaucracy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
All of Australia’s almost 200,000 Commonwealth public servants will be required to complete AI training and offered ChatGPT like tools to improve service delivery and policy development. The sweeping...