Australian DJ and music producer Josh Fawaz has added AI credits to his music following an ABC investigation into his chart-topping single Like a Prayer. The Madonna cover has been in the number one spot on the Australian national airplay charts for four weeks, sparking conversations within the music industry and among fans over Fawaz’s…
South Korea is cashing in on AI’s appetite for memory, and its chip makers plan to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to maintain their advantage. The Asian industrial powerhouse supplies most of the advanced memory chips helping power AI. They are small, expensive items that require specialised, extremely precise manufacturing that two South Korean…
Workers’ rights in a world of artificial intelligence will dominate Labor’s national conference in a test for Anthony Albanese’s attempt to shape the debate. The prime minister’s landmark AI speech earlier this week is being viewed as far from the last word on the subject inside Labor, with last-minute disagreements on how the party should…
Artificial intelligence is vulnerable to being exploited by violent extremists, according to a report that flags the threat as “a major national security concern”. Last month a young teenager was charged in Queensland over allegations he created alarming scenarios on an AI platform. A court heard the teenager generated a note titled “The Albert Massacre”,…
Welcome back to your weekly federal politics update, where Gina Rushton is filling in for Courtney Gould to get you up to speed on the happenings from Parliament House. The disproportionate excitement from those in the Canberra bubble that Parliament House’s beloved Aussie’s cafe had upgraded its ageing coffee machine could have been a warning…
An artificial intelligence company with plans to build “very large” facilities outside a River Murray township has met with residents to discuss potential jobs, as well as respond to local concerns about the impact on water supply. A public meeting held at the Tailem Bend Town Hall was last night hosted by Firmus Technologies at…
As one of the largest, and the most popular, music streaming service in the world, Spotify has a considerable amount of heft when it comes to what Australians are listening to. With more than 100 million songs in its database and more than 761 million monthly users, the Swedish streamer has taken it upon itself…
Hello, and welcome to our federal politics live blog! It’s great to have you with us early this Thursday morning! I’m Josh Boscaini, joining you live from Parliament House in Canberra, here and ready to bring you all of today’s federal politics news. Well, the government will be moving to strengthen modern slavery laws, with…
Imagine this. You’re catching up on some emails. Verifying your identity with a passport picture. Paying an invoice with your bank details. In the background, a “bad actor” is collecting all of your encrypted emails. For now, that data is just an indecipherable jumble of letters and numbers. But the person harvesting it is patient….
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese chose an intriguing backdrop for his much-hyped speech on how Australia will respond to the AI boom. It was hard to ignore. Both literally, because a giant plastic #USYD sign took up a great portion of the stage, but also because the prime minister began with a reflection on his formative…