Tag: artificial intelligence

Big Tech may win reprieve as EU mulls easing AI rules

Posted on   |  by Foo Yun Chee
Apple, Meta Platforms and other tech giants may win a reprieve from the EU’s landmark artificial intelligence rules as regulators consider easing sections of the legislation as part of...

Australia is facing an ‘AI divide’, new national survey shows

Posted on   |  by Kieran Hegarty, Anthony McCosker, Jenny Kennedy, Julian Thomas and Sharon Parkinson
In the short time since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, generative artificial intelligence products have become increasingly ubiquitous and advanced.These machines aren’t limited to text – they can...

Microsoft signs US$9.7bn cloud deal with Australia’s IREN

Posted on   |  by Deborah Sophia and Aditya Soni
Microsoft has struck a US$9.7 billion deal with data centre operator IREN that includes access to Nvidia’s advanced chips, aiming to ease the computing crunch that has kept the...

Tasmania starts work on AI and tech investment strategy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Tasmanian government will develop a new blueprint to drive investment in emerging industries like artificial intelligence and advanced technologies, as part of efforts to diversify the state’s economy....

China’s Xi pushes for global AI governing body at APEC

Posted on   |  by Staff Writers
Chinese President Xi Jinping took centre stage at a meeting of APEC leaders on Saturday to push a proposal for a global body to govern artificial intelligence and position...

Most NSW agencies deploying AI without policy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Most NSW government agencies do not have dedicated AI policies in place, an audit shows, as the state rolls out more than 350 different AI tools in areas like...