Tag: artificial intelligence

Australia not equipped to handle deepfake electoral threat

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Deepfakes present a growing threat to the integrity of Australia’s electoral system, according to the head of the electoral commission, who has warned that the agency is not equipped...

Foley bells the cat on tech’s transparency problem

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s chief scientist – a quantum physicist by trade – got to the heart of the online harm problems facing Australia in a way other experts appearing at Monday’s...

Malcolm Gladwell 2.0: AI-powered students, redefining mastery

Posted on   |  by Professor Thomas Hajdu
The rapid advancement of generative AI is challenging long-held notions of expertise and mastery. The traditional belief, epitomised by Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘10,000-hour rule’ that expertise demands extensive practice, is...

National AI Centre stripped from CSIRO in $40m policy shift

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Federal funding for artificial intelligence was reshaped in the Albanese government’s third Budget with an additional $40 million, but there is little direct industry investment as quantum and clean...

$12m AI research boost in South Australia

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s largest university-based machine learning research group will grow to support more than 50 new projects after receiving a $12 million funding injection from its university and government backers....

Quantum is a safe bet when you fear AI

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
The $940 million investment in Silicon Valley-based startup PsiQuantum jointly made by the federal and Queensland governments last week represents the first WTF moment of the recently announced Future...

Govts urged to follow PsiQuantum bet with more local investment

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s $940 million bet on PsiQuantum should be swiftly followed by more direct investments in local quantum businesses and research organisations, according to the country’s newest technology industry association....