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Can the government really get ahead of the curve on AI? – podcast

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On Wednesday, the Labor government announced environmental and energy safeguards on new datacentres in Australia. Our political editor, Tom McIlroy, speaks to the assistant minister for science, technology and the digital economy, Dr Andrew Charlton, about the government’s push for national standards on datacentres.The former Rudd staffer and economist speaks about having his own book […]

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Australia news live: Chalmers asks regulator to watch service stations ‘like a hawk’ as fuel excise cut ends

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Fuel excise cut, which was imposed after outbreak of Iran conflict, ended at midnight on Monday. Follow today’s news liveChalmers puts service stations on notice … againNow that the fuel exercise cut has ended, the treasurer has told the consumer watchdog to closely monitor service stations to make sure they’re not price gouging.The regulator will

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Queensland and NT reject Labor’s push to ensure that power-hungry AI datacentres use renewable energy

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Federal-state stoush comes as rating agency warns that electricity bills could skyrocketFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland and the Northern Territory have rejected the federal government’s plans to mandate that AI datacentres use renewable power, rubbishing Anthony Albanese’s proposals to regulate the

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Why are OpenAI and Anthropic cheering on regulation in Australia? The answer has global reach

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The companies hope to follow in the footsteps of SpaceX, which raised $86bn and soared to a $2.1tn valuation after it listed on public markets in JuneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTop US AI developers Anthropic and OpenAI cheered when Australia announced it would set new AI rules.Big tech celebrating

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Government use of automated AI decision-making to be curbed under new Australian rules

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New national plan accompanied by Labor push for digital duty of care legislationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe use of AI in automated decision-making by government departments and agencies will be subject to tough rules under a new national plan, expected to extend to consumer protections, workplace safety and privacy.As

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Albanese’s AI speech was a good start. Now Australia must confront these bigger questions | Julianne Schultz

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The PM’s vision must look beyond datacentres and copyright to questions of capability, security and public benefitGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEvery new technology has a tipping point, when it speeds towards ubiquity, changing the world as we once knew it. In the past six months, artificial intelligence, in its

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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

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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

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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

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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’

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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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