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Australia to establish AI safety institute

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government will establish an AI Safety Institute early next year to assess the risks from emerging artificial intelligence systems and help safeguard Australians from potential harms. Industry...

‘Aren’t you ashamed?’: Govt lashed on CSIRO cuts

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Science minister Tim Ayres has defended the CSIRO’s move to cut up to 350 research jobs, telling Parliament it was a “necessary and important” change to the national science...

Far Horizons: European research deal still a long way off

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
As the EU’s trade chief touched down in Melbourne this week for official talks, parts of research sector were abuzz that Australia’s associate membership to the world’s largest research...

Parliament, scientists demand CSIRO cuts explanation

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Science minister Tim Ayres and the CSIRO will be asked to explain hundreds of redundancies at the science agency when Parliament returns next week, as the research sector rallies...

Government sidesteps key STEM diversity recommendations

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has broken its silence on a landmark review of diversity in STEM fields by issuing a statement that conspicuously avoids tackling the central recommendations, and avoids...

The US CleanTechs eyeing a Future Made in Australia

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
US clean technology firms developing batteries, smart grids, green hydrogen and iron will meet with Albanese government ministers tomorrow in Sydney then tour industrial facilities to help decide on...

Tim Ayres signals ‘more expansive’ national AI strategy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s National AI Capability Plan will tackle a broader array of issues than originally envisaged when it is released later this year, federal Industry and Innovation minister Tim Ayres...