Tag: AI

Landmark AI rules take major step forward in EU

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
World-first artificial intelligence laws have cleared a major hurdle in Europe, with lawmakers agreeing to draft rules that could serve as a model for other countries grappling with the...

No, AI probably won’t kill us all

Posted on   |  by Michael Timothy Bennett
Doomsaying is an old occupation. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a complex subject. It’s easy to fear what you don’t understand. These three truths go some way towards explaining the...

Australia should be an AI regulation world leader: Husic

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Industry and science minister Ed Husic is moving at pace to modernise Australia’s legal frameworks on artificial intelligence and says Australia can build a regulatory model that could be...

Ed Husic releases discussion papers on AI regulation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
As if the discussion had not already started across Australia, the Albanese government has released two discussion papers on artificial intelligence to inform a framework to ensure “appropriate safeguards”...

AUKUS Pillar II: Nations claim AI ‘world-first’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Defence teams from AUKUS nations have claimed a world-first with the use of artificial intelligence models on unmanned aerial vehicles, in an early demonstration of the security pact’s second...

Quantum computing can help secure the future of AI systems

Posted on   |  by Muhammad Usman
Artificial intelligence algorithms are quickly becoming a part of everyday life. Many systems that require strong security are either already underpinned by machine learning or soon will be. These...

Husic updates national interest Critical Technologies list

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has released a refreshed 2023 ‘List of Critical Technologies’ identifying seven key areas of national interest, after a review found the need for...

Govt backs quantum and AI industries with $101m

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government has unveiled industry support programs for artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, allocating $101 million over five years in a new critical technologies package that includes a...

The ‘tech winter’ shows how naive we are

Posted on   |  by Jordan Guiao
The tech industry has had a rollercoaster year so far. Tens of thousands have been laid off from the largest tech companies, media darling startups have declared bankruptcy and...