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‘These guys are just coming from nothing’: questions over multibillion-dollar Firmus float amid datacentre backlash

‘AI factories’ developer on track to launch the second-biggest IPO in Australian history, but investors warn its forecasts are ‘a little bit of a fairytale’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFrom her balcony in Launceston, Kayla Thompson can see the buzz of construction at what will soon be one of Australia’s […]

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We don’t need to panic about AI. We need to hold its creators accountable when things go wrong | John Quiggin

If a chatbot prompt like ‘find Australian medicine statistics’ results in a website breach, the responsibility does not lie with a piece of codeThe recent panic about a breach of Medicare computer security by an “AI agent” contrasts sharply with other recent cases such as the Telstra and Optus outages that left many Australians unable

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Anthropic pushes for opt-out model for Australian content as ABC warns of ‘cannibalisation’ of news

Maker of Claude claims AI could transform economy but ABC and SBS say the technology should be subject to media regulationsGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastAI giant Anthropic has urged the Albanese government to consider giving “conditional approval” for big tech to train its models on Australian copyrighted works under

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Anika Wells named on Time100 list as one of ‘world’s most influential rising stars’ after social media ban

Time magazine list includes Australian communications minister after her efforts to take on big techGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal communications minister, Anika Wells, has been named as one of Time magazine’s “world’s most influential rising stars” in recognition of her work on Australia’s under-16 social media ban and

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‘New kind of cyber incident’: OpenAI apologises for Medicare hack and reveals extent of agent’s attack

Chief strategy officer to fly to Australia to front joint committee on AI after the breaches on government websitesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOpenAI has apologised to Australians for its agent attack on Medicare, and will front parliament next week, as the

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Anthropic will not appear at Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres amid fallout from OpenAI hack

Company behind Claude chatbot expected to attend separate Australian government hearing on AI next weekThe chief executive of Anthropic will turn down an invitation to appear at a Senate committee hearing on AI this week, in the wake of the revelation that OpenAI agents had breached Australian government websites.However, the company will make an appearance

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Australia politics live: Chalmers and Gallagher to present final budget outcome; RBA interest rate hike looms

Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog.Krishani Dhanji will join us shortly. We have budget news, interest rate hikes on the horizon and some expert views on autonomous AI and hacks. Continue reading…

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‘I can’t be the mum I want to be’: why does parenthood feel so impossible for millennial mothers?

Women today are more educated, more employed and more engaged in childcare than generations before them. Is there any way out of the total overwhelm?Early one morning, feeling desperate, Katherine went on to her phone and asked ChatGPT how to make her life work.She plugged in her work hours, her husband’s work schedule, the days

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Academics and AI marking: a welcome aid for overworked staff or a sloppy shortcut?

Educational institutions find themselves suddenly confronted with a fork in the roadGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastArmin Alimardani has blue hair, is fresh faced, wears a smart watch and describes himself as “a tech enthusiast”.He is an unlikely sentinel, perhaps, to warn that a drift towards academics using generative artificial

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Australia is run on legacy systems that AI agents can easily exploit, former UN cyber negotiator warns

Federal cabinet will discuss the OpenAI breach on Monday as the AI giant pauses testing of latest models amid falloutGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastAgeing computer systems used throughout Australia’s government and large sections of the economy are easily exploited by AI agents, increasing the risk that sensitive information could

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