Data centres powering AI could demand as much new electricity as cars & houses until 2040, per Greenpeace analysis. It's not just the size of the energy demand, but also its immediacy: forecasts for data centre energy use jumped 6x over the last year www.abc.net.au/news/...
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Scoop: Australia has picked a philosopher and air force reservist to lead a new body tasked with keeping Australians safe from the harms of AI. Dr Kate Conroy will lead Australia's AI Safety Institute, which will monitor, test and share info on emerging threats from AI. www.ab…
NEW: Dozens of Australian government agencies missed their first test of self-policing their AI use. While these agencies are now compliant, the lapses show pitfalls in Australia's decision to task existing regulators to make their own AI rules instead of a central AI act. www…
NEW: Australians lose access to Anthropic’s most advanced AI models after the company pulls them in response to Trump admin order. www.abc.net.au/news/...
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Getting to know the AI beat, one thing has come up with ordinary people, industry, politicians, academics, activists: Most Australians do not trust AI or the people behind it. It's a big issue for an industry that needs people to adopt its products and share their resources.
Australia can avoid an US-style backlash against AI if it acts now to keep Australians safe from the harms of the new technology, Assistant Minister Andrew Charlton said as he announced that the government's AI Safety Institute is now up and running.
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland rules out explicitly trading copyright reform for Australian access to AI models "This notion that access to mythos depends on Australia weakening its current copyright regime is a false one, and will not be entertained by the government.”
Australia has welcomed a call from Anthropic to plan to slow down or even freeze AI development if the technology starts getting out of control. Assistant Minister Andrew Charlton says "the pace of progress must not outstrip understanding or undermine safety across society"
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Telstra's chief expects the telco will have a smaller workforce by end of the decade because of the influence of AI
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