Tag: artificial intelligence

Data centre boom pushes investment to 2015 highs

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Data centre and AI investment is driving a “once-in-a-generation shift” in business spending, with growth now back at levels last seen at the tail end of the early 2010s...

Govt considers levy on data centre revenue to fund R&D

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government is considering putting a levy on billions of dollars in annual data centre and hyperscaler revenue to help fund local research, support startups and build Australian...

South Korea weighs nuclear expansion as AI boom grows

Posted on   |  by Heejin Kim
South Korea’s demand for power in the coming years is set to surge on plans by chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to expand production and the building of...

Albanese targets tech giants with online duty of care laws

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australia has proposed giving social media users greater control over the content they see as part of sweeping new powers designed to purge harmful online content and manipulative platform...

Greens push for tougher AI guardrails and sovereign capability

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Greens’ new spokesperson on artificial intelligence David Shoebridge has flagged new policies from the party on sovereign AI capability development and a tougher stance on digital protections for...

US, China prepare for mid-September AI safety talks

Posted on   |  by Laurie Chen
The US and China are gearing up to discuss AI safety risks during a dialogue planned for mid-September, two sources briefed on the discussions said as rapidly advancing frontier...