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The public broadcaster has spent millions on developing AI tools including a ChatGPT-style chatbot, amid upheaval across the media sector over AI use, rights and revenue.
Australian lawyer John Denton, who heads up the International Chamber of Commerce, wants broader input from traditional industries and civil society in shaping AI frameworks.
Labor is attempting to curb the number of freedom of information requests, saying AI is clogging up the system.
Nearly seven months after leading an investment into StrongRoom AI, Misha Saul has departed Sydney venture firm EVP.
Semiconductors are too important for the US to not be able to manufacture them, Dell CTO and chief AI officer John Roese said during a visit to Sydney.
The US$300 billion AI lab's path to Australia was not long and winding and followed sustained overtures from the Labor government and a deal with the nation's biggest company.
The Tasmanian founder of popular Apple design app Procreate is one of the few sceptical voices in tech on generative AI. "When civilisation has no incentive to produce, we get into a very dark time."
Two of the world's largest tech giants have called for Australia to relax copyright laws to bolster their artificial intelligence platforms.
Seven years after Jeremy Howard's research helped inspire OpenAI's precursor to ChatGPT, he argues copyright protections have grown more powerful than intended due to corporate lobbying.
The political battle over AI is beginning to take shape, but it's far from certain whether it will be fought along the lines we've grown accustomed to.
It has quickly become one of the most contentious regulatory issues in Australia. And even inside the tech sector fractures are emerging over copyright.
Despite immense hype around AI's ability to solve many economic problems, the technology appeared an afterthought at Jim Chalmers' long awaited summit.
Shares in the alternative asset manager soared after its annual results, with its booming residential mortgage business the standout.
The media conglomerate has raised doubts over the talks, insisting that Australian copyright laws already require AI firms to pay for using material and should not be changed.
An AI night at Canva HQ highlighted the technology’s potential, and its possible political headaches. It underscores how delicately the Albanese government must navigate its response.
The assistant minister for the digital economy's pitch comes amid growing nervousness in the media and creative sectors about the AI threat.
Commonwealth Bank’s AI push is putting pressure on rivals still battling tech debt, as banks weigh how fast they can turn hype into real operational gains.
CBA’s record profit, the AI talent race and battles over copyright dominated this week's coverage. We discussed them all, and more, during On The Call, our new weekly live event.
We don’t need to choose between AI progress and safety. We can lead the world by setting smart, balanced rules that foster both.
The most senior figure in corporate Australia has taken a pointed swipe at big tech ahead of next week's economic roundtable, despite his own company's embrace of AI.
