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Anthony Albanese’s AI vision scores high on vibes but the devil will be in the detail. And there is one glaring omission … | David Pocock

When the PM talks about new laws applying to the ‘next generation of large-scale datacentres’ what does he mean?Albanese’s AI blueprint sparks calls for datacentre moratorium until new regulations in placeExpectations were high as the prime minister took the stage at the University of Sydney on Wednesday to outline a pivot in his government’s approach […]

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Albanese’s AI plan is admirable – but will face tech giants more powerful than most national governments

Challenges of regulating social media or stopping hate speech show these firms can set their own terms and prices for countries like AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese took a trip back in time during his much anticipated speech on artificial intelligence on Wednesday.Seeking to harness the momentous change

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Anthony Albanese says he wants to do AI ‘the Australian way’ – video

For months, artists and activists have been calling on the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, to act on the AI boom as datacentres pop up around the country. Today he made a major speech at the University of Sydney addressing copyright, the regulation of datacentres and the future of AI in Australia’Not up for grabs’: Albanese

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‘Not up for grabs’: Albanese establishes AI office and vows to protect Australian creatives from copyright ‘theft’

PM lays out plan for datacentre development and rejects prospect tech companies will be given free use of Australian dataFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has promised “the strongest possible protection” for Australian creatives against misuse of their work by artificial

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AI may be the toughest challenge Anthony Albanese faces this term. Guardrails are urgently needed | Peter Lewis

Coherent decision-making and internal accountability are critical to meeting this manic momentAnthony Albanese promises fast-track approvals for datacentres to shore up AI investmentThe University of Sydney was the natural setting for Anthony Albanese to lay out his vision for how Australia should confront the profound economic and social challenges posed by so-called artificial intelligence technology.His

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Anthony Albanese promises fast-track approvals for datacentres to shore up AI investment

PM to declare Australia the first country worldwide to bring economic, social, security and environmental issues from AI under single office in major speechGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says the federal government will introduce faster approval processes for AI projects, including datacentres, across Australia, seeking to shore up

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Ed Husic tells Labor to get tougher on AI companies as letting them self-regulate ‘doomed to fail’

Labor MP also says watering down copyright rules is ‘going against the ethos’ of his partyThe Labor MP Ed Husic says any moves to water down copyright law to benefit AI companies would be “going against the ethos” of the party, urging his colleagues to place stricter rules on the big tech firms or be

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Albanese to compare pivotal moment in AI to renewable energy transition as he outlines approach

Labor sources say the PM will discuss safety concerns in speech this week but will not provide an update on copyright reforms to protect artistsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese will describe the progress of AI as an inflection point for society on par with the renewable energy transition,

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Young men report more ‘sextortion’ than any other age group, Australia’s online safety watchdog says

In six months last year, more than 2,000 such complaints were made to eSafetyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA new report by Australia’s online safety regulator has found “significant gaps” in how major tech platforms tackle online sexual extortion and child sexual exploitation, as “reports of this abuse continue to

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Is the most popular song played on Australian radio stations the product of generative AI?

Josh Fawaz’s song, a cover of Like a Prayer, has raised questions over how generative AI is being used in music and whether it should be declaredAn Australian producer has gone from a little-known artist to a viral sensation in a matter of months, with his hit song catapulting onto global charts and receiving thousands

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