Tag: Microsoft

APS heavyweights sit out Microsoft Copilot trial

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Two of Canberra’s biggest federal government agencies are sitting out a six-month trial of Microsoft Copilot while another 7,400-plus public servants put the generative artificial intelligence assistant through its...

ACMA flags new misinformation metrics for Big Tech

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s communications regulator is developing a new set of metrics to boost visibility of the actions social media giants like Meta and TikTok are taking to combat harmful misinformation...

Profanity-free AI trial begins in NSW schools

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New South Wales has begun a six-month trial of a blended generative artificial intelligence app in the state’s public schools, giving students and teachers access to multiple large language...

Tech giants, unis meet to discuss NSW digital strategy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Representatives from the biggest technology companies and leading universities convened in Sydney on Wednesday to discuss New South Wales’ next blueprint for digital services. Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, SAP...

Agencies flock to use Microsoft Copilot in APS trial

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Thousands of public servants at dozens of federal departments and agencies will become the first to gain access to Microsoft Copilot as part of a six-month trial of the...

Senate committee proposes new Big Tech regulatory body

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A digital platforms coordination body should be created by the federal government to address competition concerns presented by Big Tech companies like Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple and Amazon, a...

Salesforce pricing leaked to Microsoft in first NDIS CRM tender

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Confidential Salesforce pricing information was accidentally leaked to Microsoft in a 2019 tender for the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s new customer relationship management system, documents reveal. The blunder forced...

Govt puts Microsoft in AI ‘driver’s seat’ ahead of locals

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Prime Minister’s announcement that he was handing Microsoft a government trial of its generative artificial intelligence just hours before consultations with local industry on the technology has triggered...