Tag: artificial intelligence

PC begins deep dive into data, digital and net-zero policy

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Productivity Commission has called for policy ideas to boost productivity through data and digital technologies – as well as by investing in the net-zero transformation – to inform...

Talent demands soar amid Australia’s tech boom

Posted on   |  by Munir Kotadia
Australia has established a healthy digital economy over the last decade, and Aussie businesses have embraced the latest technologies to take advantage of efficiencies and scale. However, to remain...

$20m AI research centre set up in South Australia

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A new AI research centre has been set up in South Australia, bringing together experts from the CSIRO’s digital arm Data61 and the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML)...

Australia must find its place in the global AI economy

Posted on   |  by Helen Zhang
The global AI race is fully taking shape. Billions have been invested by leading frontier AI developers like OpenAI in the United States and Huawei in China. Beyond Washington...

Govts must learn to ‘ride the wave’ of AI, minister says

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Governments must learn to “ride the wave” of artificial intelligence, according to NSW digital minister Jihad Dib, who has talked up the huge productivity benefits the technology presents. Speaking...

BluGlass doubles value of US CHIPS contracts

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Sydney-based laser diode manufacturer BluGlass has doubled the value of contracts signed through a United States military semiconductor innovation hub, to develop its technology for quantum computing and artificial...

R&D shortfall risks our prosperity, says Cannon-Brookes

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia risks losing out on the future prosperity that artificial intelligence presents by investing “far too little” in research and development, according to software billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes. The co-founder...

NSW must appoint a dedicated AI Commissioner

Posted on   |  by Jacqui Munro
Recently I asked a good friend of mine who works for an artificial intelligence-based company that you’ve almost certainly heard of what questions politicians should be asking about the...

ASCA to focus on long-term AI research partnerships

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
AI and machine learning is this focus of the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator’s second round of long-term research and development partnerships, which opened to applications on Monday. The Advanced...