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EU leaders urged to 'act now' to stay AI competitive with US, China
The European Union held its first-ever artificial intelligence summit in Dublin on Friday, with leaders hearing calls to accelerate development and in…
Australia to introduce mandatory AI safeguards
Australia will introduce mandatory safeguards for artificial intelligence, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday. The country will require A…
Anthropic’s IPO filing shows explosive growth, risks and staggering costs
Anthropic filed papers Monday for what could become the largest initial public offering in history, potentially surpassing SpaceX's $86 billion IPO fr…
AFL tells Sportsbet to stop using players in AI generated content
The Australian Football League has instructed its official gambling partner Sportsbet to cease creating and posting AI-generated content featuring lea…
Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns
Google has been ordered to halt construction on two datacentres in Finland after failing to complete required environmental impact assessments, accord…
OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day
OpenAI says its investigation into unauthorised access to government and research websites is costing the company more than $500,000 per day. The comp…
AI tool that copied actor’s ‘lustrous’ voice violated his rights, Tokyo court rules
A Tokyo court has ruled that an AI tool violated actor Kenjiro Tsuda's rights by cloning his voice for TikTok videos, marking a landmark legal decisio…