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Tech workers the highest paid in Australia | Information Age | ACS
4 天之前 · Australian tech workers are the highest paid in Australia and earn $20 more per hour than the average employee. According to HR platform Employment Hero’s SmartMatch Employment Report for December 2024, wages for workers in the science and technology sector increased by just under 4 per cent from the previous month, and by more than 6 per cent year-on-year. The median hourly rate for all ...
Australia’s new science priorities unveiled - Information Age
2024年8月13日 · The federal government has unveiled a new science statement and accompanying priorities that include a focus on harnessing artificial intelligence for good and preparing for its impact. Minister for Industry Ed Husic released new versions of Australia’s National Science and Research Priorities, which will guide the nation’s public and private research focus and investment over the next ...
Tech figures awarded 2025 Australia Day Honours
1 天前 · Senior figures in Australia’s technology industry have been recognised for their contributions to the sector as part of the 2025 Australia Day Honours. This year’s honours recognised 732 “outstanding and inspirational Australians”, the governor-general's office said. Among those appointed to the second-highest honour — Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) — was Professor Bronwyn ...
Australia signs international AI agreement - Information Age
2023年11月6日 · Australia has joined 28 other countries and governments in signing the Bletchley Declaration on AI Safety in the UK as governments around the world continue to flounder while a new technological power emerges. Science and Technology Minister Ed Husic was at historic Bletchley Park, where Alan Turing and his team cracked Nazi codes, for the UK AI Safety Summit last week where an international ...
Australia needs a national approach to AI strategy
Australia needs a national approach to AI strategy An open letter by ACS, BCA, Ai Group, Tech Council, ACCI, and COSBOA. By Australian Computer Society, Business Council of Australia, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ai Group, Council of Small Business Organisations Australia, and Tech Council of Australia on Oct 23 2023 11:44 PM Print article
AI’s growth is stretching power supplies too thin
2024年11月14日 · An Australian tool has cut the amount of computing power generative AI (genAI) requires by two thirds, offering promise for a fast-growing industry that faces tough decisions about how to overcome power shortages that could restrict 40 per cent of AI data centres by 2027. The ICT industry’s pressure on global power grids is proving challenging, with Australia’s more than 200 data centres ...
Govt’s AI regulation proposal is flawed and incomplete
2024年10月17日 · In early September, the federal government shared its proposal for regulating artificial intelligence and began its latest consultation process. What the proposals paper reveals is that the government is still undecided on core, non-trivial components of how to resolve the complex issue of AI regulation and thus we are a long way off companies getting regulatory certainty. Should specific AI ...
Australian govt proposes EU-style AI regulations - Information Age
2024年9月5日 · Australian govt proposes EU-style AI regulations Including mandatory guardrails and possible bans. By Tom Williams on Sep 05 2024 01:25 PM
Humans outperform AI in Australian government trial
2024年9月4日 · An exploratory trial of an artificial intelligence system by Australia’s financial services regulator earlier this year found the technology performed worse than humans, newly released documents show. The proof-of-concept testing for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) was carried out by American cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) over a five-week period ...