This Month
Copyright holders are ready to do AI deals – under existing laws
A leading creative industry CEO representing songwriters and music publishers says current legislation is fit for purpose in the age of artificial intelligence.
Anthropic boss Dario Amodei to meet Chalmers, Albanese in Canberra
The meetings are unlikely to resolve the impasse over key issues such as copyright reform which are standing in the way of the artificial intelligence giant building data centres here.
Time for government to show Dario Amodei its hand in AI poker game
Giants such as Anthropic want to invest fortunes in Australia for infrastructure, and Australia wants their money, but the government must play its cards right.
Labor’s data centre rules spur fears billions could flow elsewhere
Operators of the infrastructure needed for artificial intelligence and cloud computing are worried the expectations are too vague and could push investors away.
Copyright ‘status quo’ not working in AI boom times, says Charlton
The government is weighing reforms that would protect local publishers and creatives from tech giants using their content to train large language models, says the assistant minister.
Labor lays down energy, water ground rules for data centre boom
Amid growing global angst about the electricity and water demands of the AI-fuelled data centre boom, Australia plans to impose new “expectations” on developers.
Anthropic to build power, fund grid upgrades for future data centres
Evan Frondorf, a senior executive at Anthropic, tells Senate committee the AI giant would invest heavily in new power supply to support its data centres.
AI giant Anthropic confirms Australian launch and data centre plans
The US company said the Sydney office would be its fourth in the Asia-Pacific, alongside Tokyo, Bengaluru, and Seoul.
Coal, gas, uranium can make Australia an ‘AI safe haven’, says Hastie
Coalition industry spokesman Andrew Hastie says Australia’s advantages in energy and land could make this country a secure place for data centres.
Tech titans told to bake Aussie values into the AI stack
Assistant Technology and Digital Economy Minister Andrew Charlton has warned AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic not to make the same mistakes as social media.
I run Xero. These are my business lessons to win the AI game
Operational history shows that “transformers” such as Google often win by learning from pioneers. Here is how to time the artificial intelligence shift.
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei makes friends in Labor
The Claude maker’s bun fight with the Trump administration shows the importance of well-placed friendlies.
February
Data centres should bring their own green power: Bowen
Governments should ensure data centre construction is accompanied by investment in new energy supply, Chris Bowen says, as Donald Trump cracks down on facilities.
Anthropic urged to stand up to threats to take AI tech for US military
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to invoke wartime powers against Anthropic that would force it to hand over its technologies for military use.
The Husic ultimatum: Foreign AI giants must provide privileged access
Former Labor industry minister Ed Husic said the Albanese government must not lose focus on where the benefit was for Australian industry and academia.
Invest in AI to prevent ‘Uberisation’ of the economy: Charlton
Assistant Technology and Digital Economy Minister Andrew Charlton says Australia must act to benefit from a $100 billion AI opportunity.
Industry blasts big tech’s ‘untrue’ copyright investment threats
The head of ARIA says they should be forced to explain why they’re reluctant to sign licensing deals in Australia and build infrastructure.
AI’s billions won’t land here without copyright reform
To avoid consigning ourselves to being passive consumers of other nations’ AI systems, we need to design a copyright framework that supports both creators and innovation.
Michelle Rowland stands as a major hurdle to local AI investment
In attracting AI investment, Australia cannot afford to dither, and more specifically, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland cannot afford to dither.
Australia welcomes Anthropic but stalemate over copyright remains
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei met with Assistant Technology and Digital Economy Minister Andrew Charlton on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit.
