Artificial intelligence

Australia’s productivity growth is languishing. Tech Council of Australia CEO Ryan Black thinks the tech sector holds the solution.

The fallen AI software company Dubber, which was briefly worth over $1.2 billion, has suspended trading and its managing director as it tries to locate its own funds.

The tech giant is making a bigger bet on artificial intelligence, reportedly moving resources from its cancelled Apple Car project to work on generative AI. But it won't be easy — or cheap.

Labor MP Andrew Leigh has written a new book on the history of economics. What it says about competition, AI and policy is especially revealing.

Enigmatic big data provider Palantir's business is booming. And it's extending its playbook of branching out from government contracts to the private sector in Australia.

The UNSW professor isn't giving up on grandfathering negative gearing, overhauling the tax system... or getting academic economists taken more seriously in Australian discourse.

The media industry is among the first to face a real threat from the generative AI boom. News Corp and The New York Times are taking very different approaches to the problem.

The Productivity Commission is urging policymakers to balance the need to manage consent requirements of collecting data while pursuing the potential productivity and economic gains AI has to offer.

The use of AI is on the rise. Its potential to usher in a new era of productivity growth is undeniable. But it's far from certain.

At a time of rising concerns about the impact of AI, the Productivity Commission is calling for a light touch approach to regulating the technology in the economy.

It "operates in the edgier areas of the law" and has been at the forefront of key social debates and media campaigns in recent years. Now Marque Lawyers turning is its attention to the "completely terrifying" capabilities of AI.

Nvidia's stunning rally has continued in 2024. But rivals AMD and Intel have launched competing products in the past month, and OpenAI's Sam Altman reportedly wants in too.

Intellectual property lawyers say Australian media companies may be better placed than their US counterparts to succeed in lawsuits over AI - if they decided to go that route.

Software was eating the world. Now AI is eating software - including on the ASX.

Informal talks have taken place between commercial media giants and public broadcasters about an alliance to collectively bargain with AI firms for compensation.

The Sydney-based generative AI outfit wants to make its video and image output as precise as possible. But it faces stiff competition as it looks to take its business to the next level.

Artificial intelligence systems are designed to mimic the way humans think. So why not recruit brain cells to help?

Ed Husic's newly revealed plan to regulate AI nods to the EU's strategy but also aligns Australia with some of its APAC neighbours.

The minister in charge of regulating AI, Ed Husic, has laid out the government's approach to policing the technology, which involves safeguards for using it in high-risk industries like health and law enforcement, and establishing an expert advisory group.