Australian organisations representing big tech firms and creative industries plan to discuss compensation for works used to train AI models.
Category Archives: Artificial Intelligence
Core domain for agentic AI, generative models, and retrieval workflows
Scott Farquhar’s AI copyright conundrum
Scott Farquhar’s address to the National Press Club introduced compelling ideas but some elements need scrutiny.
Adobe AI to transform the way consumers see ads
Adobe has unleashed powerful new AI agents to autonomously build campaigns and create personalised content.
VISA to transform commerce with AI shopping
Visa will use AI to transform its credit card services into a fully blown AI-driven shopping experience.
From isolation to innovation: Rethinking social media for under 16s
We’ve got off on the wrong foot with the government’s social media ban for Under 16s. Let’s add some positivity to the negativity of a ban.
YouTube TV growth is a warning to Australian TV stations
TV has surpassed mobile as the primary device for watching YouTube in the US. It’s a development that will worry Australian free-to-air stations.
Lowkey Digital ID rollout avoids Australia Card 2 mayhem
Bill Shorten says the government has no plan for a publicity campaign to formally promote and explain the new Digital ID framework.
Robotic recruiters to be unleashed in Workday upgrade
Around 10,000 companies will gain access to new staff recruitment software enhanced by Workday’s artificial intelligence.
EV charger maker eLumina unfazed by Tritium’s spectacular collapse
eLumina has showed off its new manufacturing centre at Yatala where it will employ 300 staff to build EV chargers and community batteries.
Companies build AI tools that talk to each other
SAP’s initiative to interconnect generative AI systems heralds an age where artificial intelligence networks and agents swap information.
Big tech joins forces to build SAP’s Gen AI capability
The world’s biggest tech firms are carving out new levels of cooperation to build generative AI systems.
Adobe’s new AI-powered ads target individuals
Banks, supermarkets, telcos and airlines will have access to new Adobe generative AI technology that will let them run personalised marketing campaigns.
AI drugs targeting proteins are in the pipeline
AI-developed drugs that target proteins will become available in clinics within a couple of years.
Alarm raised over Generative AI’s massive water consumption
Generative AI is being blamed for a massive increase in the use of water for cooling in data centres.
Workday rates skills ahead of degrees for job placements
Workday has released software to its 10,000 corporate and business customers that puts the attainment of thousands of skills ahead of formal degree qualifications.
Authors could lose in AI-related theft of almost 200,000 titles
Shawn Presser has horrified the world’s authors and publishers by publishing almost 200,000 pirated titles online.
Authors, artists take the fight to Big Tech over AI
Associations covering artists, authors and publishers have hit out at big tech firms for wanting Australia to water down its copyright law.
Workday to offer generative AI for HR management
Workday has announced a rollout of new generative AI applications that aim to automate the operation of corporations worldwide.
Tech firms want copyright relaxed
Tech companies want Australia’s copyright law eased to give generative AI systems access to online information for free.
Nvidia’s 843% income increase shows being ahead in AI counts
He’s not as famous as Steve Jobs or Bill Gates yet, but NVIDIA’s electrical engineer CEO, Jensen Huang, is as iconic as any Silicon Valley pioneer.