Tag: tim ayres

AI Accelerator CRC dollars won’t arrive until 2028

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The only new industry-facing research funding in last year’s National AI Plan will sit locked away until 2028, raising fresh questions about the government’s commitment to the technology. Announced...

New $53m CRC for sovereign critical minerals technologies

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government has unveiled Australia’s newest Co-operative Research Centre focused on critical minerals, with a $53 million investment to develop next-generation onshore refinery capabilities for high-demand ores and...

The SERD, the BERD and the calls for AI GERD

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry and Science minister Tim Ayres will deliver the National Press Club address as part of the Science Meets Parliament festivities on March 25. The event has been sold...

Window for AI regulation is closing fast, warns Toby Walsh

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government must act to regulate artificial intelligence “in the next year” to avoid generational harms posed by chatbots and lock in the technology’s productivity benefits, top AI...

Nearly $200k, 15 months ‘wasted’ on AI adviser search

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Industry minister Tim Ayres quietly abandoned his predecessor’s search for expert AI advisers last August after the government spent more than $188,000 on a 15 month recruitment process. Newly...

$15m digital twin gives Aussie farmers ‘living’ R&D tool

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A $15 million AI-driven geospatial replica of Australia’s farming landscape has been launched, promising to cut years off industry research projects and hasten nationwide agricultural innovation. The National Digital...

Govt’s quantum challenge awards $12.7m in stage two grants

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Eight quantum projects will share in $12.7 million in federal grants to build prototype solutions targeting data centre efficiency, disease diagnosis and rare earth detection under the second stage...

Space Agency advisory board wound up after two-year hiatus

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has quietly dissolved the Australian Space Agency’s advisory board, nearly two years after the body was emptied of its members ahead of a governance review. Industry...