Tag: artificial intelligence

Nations meet for ‘killer robot’ talks as regulation lags

Posted on   |  by Olivia Le Poidevin
Countries are meeting at the United Nations on Monday (Tuesday AEST) to revive efforts to regulate the kinds of AI-controlled autonomous weapons increasingly used in modern warfare, as experts...

Ed Husic: Ten years to build technology policy expertise

Posted on   |  by James Riley
In his extraordinary interview on ABC TV’s Insiders program on Sunday, outgoing Industry and Science minister Ed Husic said he spent 10 years working and listening to understand the...

Defence tech firm Anduril to acquire Ireland’s Klas

Posted on   |  by Mike Stone and Abhinav Parmar
AI-powered defence startup Anduril Industries on Monday said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ireland-based tactical communications systems maker Klas. Anduril, along with software maker Palantir...

Australians the most pessimistic in the world on AI

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australians are the most pessimistic people in the world when it comes to artificial intelligence, according to a global study that will raise more questions about the federal government’s...

AI’s economic gains to outweigh its climate toll: IMF

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Artificial intelligence technologies will boost global output by 0.5 per cent a year to 2030, far outweighing the costs of rising carbon emissions from the power-hungry data centres running...