AI giants eye Australia for training as copyright blocks the deal
Frontier AI developers are reportedly weighing Australia as a base for training their models outside the...
National AI Plan lands with a safety institute, and a lighter regulatory touch
The federal government's National AI Plan lands with a $29.9 million AI Safety Institute but drops...
Responsible AI in Australia hinges on governance, not good intentions
A new industry guide argues responsible AI in Australia lives or dies on governance frameworks. With...
Australia’s spies can’t meet the AI age on analogue delivery
A new ASPI Strategist analysis argues that Australia's national intelligence community has spent 25 years perfecting...
New rules tighten AI use across the public service
The Digital Transformation Agency has switched on a tougher AI rulebook for the Commonwealth, requiring federal...
Canberra maps a cautious, pilot-first path for AI in aged care
In its April response to the Senate AI inquiry, the Department of Health and Aged Care...
Chegg fined $500,000 in Australia’s first court win against a cheating service
Australia's higher education regulator has secured its first court penalty against a commercial cheating service, with...
Anthropic signs AI safety MOU with Canberra as Amodei meets PM
Dario Amodei met Anthony Albanese in Canberra to sign a non-binding MOU committing Anthropic to joint...
TGA’s 2026 guidance: when AI software becomes a medical device
Australia's medicines regulator has clarified when AI-enabled clinical software becomes a regulated medical device, tying the...
OpenAI plants a flag in Australia with sovereign AI push
OpenAI is formalising its Australian ambitions with a plan to build sovereign infrastructure and upskill more...
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