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Committee chair rejected criticism that letter was ‘pre-determined’ by the government Anthony Albanese’s office signed off on language in a bipartisan letter from a parliamentary committee considering AI policy before it was sent to the prime minister, a move which committee member David Pocock said was concerning.Notes on the letter to Albanese, seen by Guardian
As governments face community backlash for fast-tracking developments, big tech’s financial contributions face renewed scrutinyGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastOn 14 June 2025, Anthony Albanese stood inside an enormous sphere of glass and steel, surrounded by 40,000 plants from around the world. His mind was firmly fixed on datacentres. The
Jason Kwon’s answers were provided in a helpful, quiet and calm manner. For a company under intense scrutiny, there were no missteps Open AI’s Jason Kwon flew 15 hours from San Francisco to Sydney to give the company’s first in-person mea culpa after it admitted – in an unsigned email, to a public departmental inbox
Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and GoogleGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastOpenAI must explain how they will stop their models from inappropriately accessing Australian data, the Labor chair of the parliament’s committee on artificial intelligence has warned,
Compromise revealed as senior personnel from OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, meets Albanese ministersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government is considering giving AI companies access to Australian creatives’ works by default as it pursues a compromise with US tech giants.The proposals
Anthony Albanese will deliver a landmark speech on AI this week as MPs are torn between attracting datacentre investment and protecting the rights of creativesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Anna Funder stood before a pack of journalists at Parliament House earlier this month, she presented herself not just as
Proposal has been put to cabinet to allow AI companies to mine content, in exchange for investment and $350m fund to compensate artists, sources say Creatives are demanding fresh assurances from the Albanese government that it won’t water down copyright laws under a potential deal with tech giants to attract more than $50bn worth of
Independent senator says Anthony Albanese is preparing to announce an AI copyright plan in JulyIndependent David Pocock has challenged the Albanese government to rule out letting technology giants use Australian content to train AI models, as cabinet considers proposals to change copyright rules for the rapidly developing technology.Pocock used Senate question time on Tuesday to
Independent senator warns budget reform could drive tech investment offshore, as PM thanks startups for ‘very flattering’ imagesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has laughed off an AI-generated meme campaign against capital gains tax changes from startup founders, thanking them for “very flattering” doctored photos of him working in
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‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references studies which do not exist or make opposing findingsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIndependent senator David Pocock says he is “deeply concerned” a report sent to politicians by a University of Sydney-based institute to support a $20m
