Author: Justin Hendry

AI models riding roughshod over privacy

Posted on   |  by Katharine Kemp
Photos of Australian children have been used without consent to train artificial intelligence models that generate images. A new report from the non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch has found...

NSW waters down government AI risk regime

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The New South Wales government has tweaked its AI guidance for public servants and will now require that only systems with high levels of residual risk undergo external review....

NSW startup grants begin flowing after pause

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Twenty startups will share in almost $1 million in funding under the first round of the NSW government’s re-launched MVP Ventures program, while a further 16 firms wait to...

CSIRO’s chief scientist role faces uncertain future

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The national science agency could axe its chief scientist role as part of a planned restructure that is expected to result in hundreds of jobs cuts. CSIRO chief executive...

Auditor to probe $3.53m cost of legal advice on PsiQuantum

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The national audit office will probe the rapid increase in the cost of the federal government’s main due diligence contract for its controversial investment in Californian quantum startup PsiQuantum. Auditor-General...

Victoria: $3m in medical research grants unveiled

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Ten medical research projects will share in almost $3 million in Victorian government grants, with the use of analytics and spatial genomics to improve immunotherapy among the projects to...

Feds revive myGov credential sharing efforts

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has resumed talks with the states and territories on a stalled plan to bring digital drivers licences to myGov in exchange for access to digital Medicare...

‘Most egregious’: Tech vendors on notice over govt gifts

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Major tech suppliers to the federal government face scrutiny over their gifting practices after officials at the National Disability Insurance Agency secretly accepted thousands of dollars’ worth of gifts...