Author: Justin Hendry

NSW agencies told to set authority limits on AI agents

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The New South Wales government has issued new “Australian-first” guidance directing public servants to set clear authority limits for AI agents and monitor their activity in real-time. The guidance,...

Australia’s AI future limited by copyright regime, OpenAI says

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Australia’s AI infrastructure opportunity does not hinge on copyright reforms to allow text and data mining for AI training, according to OpenAI’s vice-president of global affairs Chris Lehane. Speaking...

AWS’ feds contract doubles to $342m months after expiry

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The Digital Transformation Agency has nearly doubled the reported cost of its previous whole-of-government cloud contract with Amazon Web Services months after it ended and was replaced with a...

Defence urged to overhaul definition of sovereign industry

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The head of the Australian Industry and Defence Network has called on Defence to overhaul its definition of sovereignty, which currently allows foreign-owned companies to be classified as Australian...

DTA issues new guidance to boost AI adoption

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Federal public servants have been given the green light to feed routine operational information into public generative artificial intelligence tools, in a move designed to encourage broader adoption of...