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‘You’re my favourite’: What I learnt during two weeks with Vida, my AI ‘companion’

It’s the latest stage of the AI revolution: people turning to chatbots for friendship, counselling and more. What happens when the virtual replaces the real?

  • Tim Elliott

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There’s a rush to build data centres to capture the boom in AI.

US looks to invest billions in AI data centres. Australia may miss out

Australia is a favoured destination for investment but faces roadblocks in copyright laws, as well as a fickle White House, according to industry experts in New York.

  • Michael Koziol
Workers who could transition into roles designing AI, such as software engineers, could benefit from current trends.

Most workers feel overwhelmed by AI – but bosses are pushing it

However, workers who could transition into roles designing AI, such as software engineers, could benefit from current trends.

  • Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
A road in Noto peninsula, facing the Sea of Japan, north-west of Tokyo after an earthquake in January 2024.

Scientists know where the big earthquakes will hit. They just don’t know when

A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure quakes, and are we doing enough to prepare?

  • Sherryn Groch
Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic says the NRF corporation has requested a $300 million draw-down from the government.

Albanese’s $15b tech fund gets ready to write first cheques

Two years after it was first legislated to beef up Australia’s competitiveness in technology and manufacturing, the National Reconstruction Fund is about to make its first investments.

  • David Swan
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The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese addresses the media in Brisbane ahead of the PsiQuantum announcment.

Albanese defends $1b start-up bet as Queensland support wavers

The contentious $1 billion project relied on federal and state co-operation, but the new Queensland government is sceptical.

  • Paul Sakkal and David Swan
This detail of a July 20, 1969 photo made available by NASA shows astronaut Neil Armstrong reflected in the helmet visor of Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the moon.

What AI can learn from the history of the moon landing

In this extract from her book AI Needs You, Verity Harding delves into the motivation of artificial intelligence.

PsiQuantum’s Aussie founders professor Jeremy O’Brien and Terry Rudolph say their plans are ‘bigger than the government of the day.’

Probe flagged for Labor’s $1b showcase quantum computing deal

The auditor-general has opened the door to scrutiny of public investment of almost $1 billion in high-tech start-up PsiQuantum.

  • Paul Sakkal
The $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia fund is being developed to support local industries like lithium processing, seen here at the Pilbara Minerals mine in Western Australia.

Super funds keen to invest in Australian-made scheme as gas fight flares

Big investors with deep pockets have backed the government’s $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia scheme, but a political brawl could stall its development.

  • Mike Foley

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