Tag: AI

Malicious AIs are the new frontier of online threats

Posted on   |  by Bayu Anggorojati, Arif Perdana and Derry Wijaya
The internet, a vast and indispensable resource for modern society, has a darker side where malicious activities thrive. From identity theft to sophisticated malware attacks, cyber criminals keep coming...

ACCC to scrutinise Big Tech’s AI sprawl

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Big Tech’s expanding market power through generative artificial intelligence will be scrutinised by the national competition watchdog in the final interim report of its five-year Digital Platform Services inquiry....

Debate on deepfake imagery bill kicks off in Canberra

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Industry experts and law enforcement agencies have largely backed federal reforms to clarify the illegality of distributing deepfake imagery, but some have sought amendments to broaden the bill and...

Finance union calls for AI job loss freeze as tech spreads

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
AI is in widespread use across Australia’s financial sector with almost no oversight, according to its workers, who warn the technology could kill jobs and turbocharge the unethical behaviour...

AI inaction will hollow out economy, experts warn

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s economy is at risk of ‘uberisation’ and losing its world renowned research edge without a rapid acceleration in AI investment, according to local experts that will front a...

Australia is making a mess of its industry response to AI

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
There is chatter going around the Australian software sector that the federal government has conducted extensive polling to gauge Australians attitudes to generative AI. The chatter says the polling...

AI is cramping public servants’ careers, union warns

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Recruiters for Services Australia are using artificial intelligence tools that are passing over deserving candidates and can be gamed by applicants’ own use of AI, according to the public...