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Search engines face new rules on AI-generated content

Google and other search engines will face new obligations in Australia to prevent AI functionality on their platforms from being used to generate “synthetic” child abuse material under a...

Tech Council balks at EU-style AI Act

24 August 2023 | by Justin Hendry

Australia risks an exodus of artificial intelligence capability and investment if new technology-specific regulations are introduced and the country’s existing copyright regime is tightened, the Tech Council of Australia...

Talks ongoing with Microsoft over critical infrastructure rules

23 August 2023 | by Justin Hendry

Negotiations over the design of critical infrastructure rules connected with laws passed almost 18 months ago are ongoing between the federal government and Microsoft, one of the company’s most...

Cloud of secrecy shrouds Defence Secret Cloud

16 August 2023 | by Justin Hendry

Governments are not well-known for their speed, particularly when blazing a trail with technology for others to follow. But when Defence, with its $50 billion annual budget, declares the...

Way forward on AI regulation divides Australia

4 August 2023 | by Justin Hendry

Australia’s regulatory response to artificial intelligence is shaping up as a battleground for the Albanese government, with a divergence of views emerging from its two-month long consultation on the...

Big Tech costs govt billions, benefits from ‘rigged’ game, inquiry hears

27 July 2023 | by Joseph Brookes

Microsoft caused the government “billions of dollars of damage” when it pulled out of Defence and national security work last year but faced no consequences, a Senate inquiry has...

Big Tech misinformation reports ‘not working’: ACMA

26 July 2023 | by Justin Hendry

Misinformation reports produced by digital platform providers like Meta, Twitter and TikTok under the voluntary industry code are “not working to provide transparency”, the communications watchdog has argued in...

Transparency is more than a buzzword in the disinformation fight

1 June 2023 | by Sunita Bose

If you think ‘transparency’ is a buzzword, you’d be easily forgiven. We regularly hear calls and commitments to corporate transparency and, while we know it’s a good thing, do...

Inquiry to probe generative AI use in schools, higher ed

25 May 2023 | by Justin Hendry

A parliamentary inquiry will examine the risks and potential opportunities of generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT in school and higher education settings, with Education minister Jason Clare convinced...

The ‘tech winter’ shows how naive we are

4 May 2023 | 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...

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Search engines face new rules on AI-generated content

Tech Council balks at EU-style AI Act

Talks ongoing with Microsoft over critical infrastructure rules

Way forward on AI regulation divides Australia

Big Tech costs govt billions, benefits from ‘rigged’ game, inquiry hears

Big Tech misinformation reports ‘not working’: ACMA

Transparency is more than a buzzword in the disinformation fight

Inquiry to probe generative AI use in schools, higher ed

The ‘tech winter’ shows how naive we are

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