Tag: Office of AI

Parliament launches far-reaching inquiry into AI

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Federal parliament has launched its broadest inquiry into artificial intelligence to date, ahead of sweeping national reforms to regulate the technology expected from the government next year. The move...

How Australia can add value to its AI build-out

Posted on   |  by Ante Prodan, Jo-An Occhipinti and Roy Green
Like electricity, artificial intelligence is a general-purpose technology. It acquires value from how it is used and applied. It took many decades for electricity to transform our economy and...

PM picks AI Office head, digs in on copyright

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reaffirmed Australian creatives will have the “strongest possible protections” from artificial intelligence companies stealing their work and acknowledged growing fears about job losses from...

Full of promise, light on detail: Experts on PM’s AI pivot

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s leading artificial intelligence experts say the the Albanese government’s AI policy refresh is a welcome step, but still needs details and funding to achieve its goals of influencing...

New laws to set standards for data centre boom: PM

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Data centre operators will be forced to underwrite new power supply, slash their water use and face a new “common sense” test on whether facilities can be built under...

PM sets up Office of AI to coordinate national standards

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia will develop a set of national AI standards through a centralised office within the Prime Minister’s department in a bid by the Albanese government to better co-ordinate its...