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The Pentagon’s contract dispute with Anthropic is part of a wider clash about the use of artificial intelligence for national security and who decides on any safeguards.
Moltbook, a social media site for AI agents, is nothing new. Still, the marriage of big tech and politics demands we take a standOn a recent trip to the San Francisco Bay Area, I was shocked by the billboards that lined the freeway outside of the airport. “The singularity is here,” proclaimed one. “Humanity had a good run,” said another. It seemed like every other sign along the road was plastered with claims from tech firms making outrageous claims about artificial intelligence. The ads, of course, were rife with hype and ragebait. But the claims they contain aren’t occurring in a...
First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Usha Vance visit Marine Corps Air Station New River, where Trump warns artificial intelligence will redefine warfare.
All but a handful of states have some laws regulating artificial intelligence.
US supreme court to rule on Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship, a move that would drastically shift immigration policy and how the constitution has long been understoodThe Trump administration is readying a package of executive actions aimed at boosting energy supply to power the US expansion of artificial intelligence, according to four sources familiar with the planning, Reuters reports.US and China are locked in a technological arms race and with it secure an economic and military edge. The huge amount of data processing behind AI requires a rapid increase in power supplies...
The global tech giant will boost its investment in Australia to $20 billion by 2029 to meet surging demand for access to artificial intelligence, web storage and hosting, and more.
Danielle Wood doubts AI will eliminate half of entry-level white-collar jobs in five years but ‘there will be some impacts’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser to take you through the day.The new industry and science minister, Tim Ayres, warns today that Australia must “lean in hard” to the benefits of artificial intelligence or else risk ending up “on the end of somebody else’s supply chain”. His...
EXCLUSIVE: The speed of China’s innovation in the artificial intelligence space is “accelerating," director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Michael Kratsios told Fox News Digital but maintained that the United States’ “promote and protect" strategy will solidify its standing as the world’s “dominant power" in AI.
The prime minister says he wants to see government departments become more efficient by using AI and technology.
The belief that technology will usher in a golden age for humanity is in vogue once more with billionaires. But can the left offer its own vision for the future?Techno-optimism – the belief that technology will usher in a golden age for humanity – is in vogue once more.In 2022, a clutch of pseudonymous San Francisco artificial intelligence (AI) scenesters published a Substack post entitled “Effective Accelerationism”, which argued for maximum acceleration of technological advancement. The 10-point manifesto, which proclaimed that “the next evolution of consciousness, creating...
As Australia prepares to head into another federal election, independent ACT senator David Pocock wanted to make a statement when he commissioned deepfake AI generated videos of the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and the opposition leader, Peter Dutton. He wants to stop political parties and big donors from using generative technologies to their advantage.Pocock speaks to Reged Ahmad about why he thinks time is running out to address the threat of election AI deepfakes.You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupportYou can subscribe for free to Guardian Australia’s daily...
‘We need more people to use AI and to do that we need to build trust’, says industry and science minister Ed HusicGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government is considering a European Union style Artificial Intelligence Act to regulate minimum standards on high-risk AI across the whole economy.On Wednesday the industry and science minister, Ed Husic, released a discussion paper proposing 10 “mandatory guardrails” for high-risk AI including human oversight and the ability to challenge the use of AI or outcomes of automated decision-making.Sign up...
Ukraine is a beta test for embedding artificial intelligence and other new technologies in drones and robots to find deadly land mines, saving lives and allowing military forces to advance more quickly.
Lucinda Longcroft, Google's Australian government affairs and public policy director, delivers an opening statement to a Senate committee hearing on adopting artificial intelligence when she is interrupted by a chatbot with a male voice and American accent. Later during the hearing, independent senator David Pocock asks Longcroft if 'AI is helping you on this call'. Longcroft says that while she has enabled Google's AI assistant, it was not helping her answer questions from the Senate committeeGambling levy proposed to help wean Australian media companies off betting ad addiction Continue...
In a rare in-depth interview, this billionaire man of mystery, the head of Palantir Technologies, talks about war, A.I. and America’s future.
Tech reps to appear at adopting artificial intelligence inquiry’s fifth public hearing in Canberra on Friday. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNSW Liberals state director Richard Shields has been sacked following a failure to nominate more than 130 candidates for local government elections, AAP reports.In a statement issued at the conclusion of an emergency meeting late last night, the party’s state president Don Harwin said its executive had unanimously decided to terminate Shields’ employment over the fiasco.The...
Former PM to say new government should embrace technology in speech at conference later on TuesdayAndy Burnham, the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, has said setting up a “council for regions and nations” will be a very positive change. Speaking to the BBC after the meeting with Keir Starmer in Downing Street, he said:That, honestl, is music to my ears. People may remember some of the interactions I had with previous governments. It was always struggling to get heard and struggling to get our perspective, from the north, under stood in Whitehall.To have a council of the regions and...
Senate committee told of potential for deepfakes or cloned robocalls of Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton, which may not be illegal under current lawsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian Electoral Commission has said it expects AI-generated misinformation at the next federal election, potentially from overseas actors, but warned that it doesn’t have the tools to detect or deter it.A parliamentary committee into artificial intelligence heard on Monday that the new technology could pose risks to “democracy itself”, with concerns voters...
Senate committee queries new regulations that mean decisions normally made by ministers and officials are now automatedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government’s increasing use of computers to make decisions is raising alarm – including from its own ranks – with a bipartisan committee warning automation could jeopardise important safeguards that human discretion provides.Urging the government to heed the findings of the robodebt royal commission and the commonwealth ombudsman’s artificial intelligence guidelines, a Senate committee...
Science minister warns rapid growth of AI such as ChatGPT could affect white-collar workers, and asks industry to consider the implicationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe industry and science minister, Ed Husic, has left the door open for creatives or publishers to receive payments if their work is used to “train” artificial intelligence platforms.The government is considering the copyright implications of generative AI services such as ChatGPT and Dall-E, as content producers around the world...
New report reveals low public trust of growing technology as government pledges stricter regulation for ‘high risk’ productsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTech companies could be asked to watermark or label content generated by artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT as the federal government grapples with “high risk” AI products evolving faster than legislation.The industry and science minister, Ed Husic, will on Wednesday release the government’s response to a consultation process on Safe and responsible AI in Australia, which cites McKinsey...
‘Rise in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic rhetoric on X’ makes the need for further eSafety rules clear, communications minister will sayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSocial media platforms and tech companies will be required to stamp out harmful material created using artificial intelligence, such as deep fake intimate images and hate speech, under new online safety rules the federal government.The communications minister, Michelle Rowland, has signalled a suite of changes are needed to respond to “new and emerging harms”, with the Labor...
Albanese government yet to announce response to artificial intelligence safety inquiryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is at the back of the pack when it comes to artificial intelligence funding and regulation, experts warn, as the government considers its next steps after the Bletchley declaration in the UK last week.Australia was one of 28 countries and the EU to sign a declaration that AI presented a catastrophic danger to humanity and should be designed and developed safely and...
Senate inquiry into Australian consultancy industry concedes its integrity has been undermined by reliance on case studies generated by Google Bard AI toolFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Senate committee has warned artificial intelligence may have seriously undermined its integrity, after consultancy giant KPMG lodged an official complaint about factually inaccurate information receiving parliamentary privilege.A group of academics has apologised to the big four consultancy firms after their...
A Melbourne cryptocurrency trader says he did not intend the ads to depict an Indigenous personFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Melbourne cryptocurrency trader running his own campaign opposing the Indigenous voice to parliament has defended the use of AI-generated ads, after they were referred to on the ABC’s Insiders on Sunday.Phillip Mobbs, a businessman behind the Constitutional Equality group, said he did not intend for the artificial intelligence advertisements to depict an Indigenous person...
The chief executive of OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT, has met with at least 100 U.S. lawmakers in recent months. He has also taken his show abroad.
Growing sense that artificial intelligence is in accelerated development prompts government review looking to make ‘modern laws for modern technology’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government is looking to regulate artificial intelligence applications, but which uses are concerning and what are the fears if it goes unregulated?On Thursday, the industry and science minister, Ed Husic, released a consultation paper on measures that can be put in place to ensure AI is used responsibly and safely in Australia. Continue reading...
New report warns of technology's ability to ‘influence democratic processes or cause other deceit’ as well as ‘target minority racial groups’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government is considering a ban on “high-risk” uses of artificial intelligence and automated decision-making, warning of potential harms including creation of deepfakes and algorithmic bias.On Thursday the industry and science minister, Ed Husic, will release a report on the emerging technologies by the National Science and Technology Council and a discussion...
OpenAI’s Sam Altman tells POLITICO France is looking good, as he pledges to comply with EU rules.
James Paterson says regulatory barriers in US could imperil access to AI, hypersonic weapons and other advanced systemsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia needs to be “ruthless” about prioritising which technologies it pursues under the second pillar of the Aukus pact to overcome “regulatory barriers” in the US, the shadow minister for cybersecurity and countering foreign interference, James Paterson, has said.The Liberal senator made the comments on the Guardian’s Australian politics podcast, warning that an “absence of consensus” in...
Julian Hill has called for an inquiry or white paper to look into the risks and benefits of artificial intelligenceFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe federal Labor MP Julian Hill has used what is believed to be the first Australian parliamentary speech part-written by ChatGPT to warn that artificial intelligence could be harnessed for “mass destruction”.On Monday the member for Bruce called for a white paper or inquiry to consider the “risks and benefits” of AI, warning it could result in...
Legislation shows deeply divided parties are united on confronting China in the ‘race for technologies of the future’The US Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill to boost American semiconductor production and the development of artificial intelligence and other technology in the face of growing international competition, most notably from China.The 68-32 vote for the bill on Tuesday demonstrates how confronting China economically is an issue that unites both parties in Congress. It is a rare unifying issue in an era of division as pressure grows on Democrats to change Senate rules to...
Talk of ‘moonshots’ is typical of the belief that the UK is an innovative state – but it’s far from itThough many have speculated on what Dominic Cummings’s “legacy” might be, one of the more significant contributions he made to No 10 was his thinking about science and technology. Prime ministerial speeches have been peppered with passé futuristic slogans about how Britain leads the world in quantum computing, genomics and AI, and promises that the country can be a “science superpower” – notions that Cummings made a central part of the Brexit project.Like many a macho innovation guru, Cummings is an amateur not a professional, an artless nerd and not an expert. That his policies and prescriptions have been taken seriously is a measure of our collective credulity about Britain’s place in the world of innovation. But whether this foolishness will leave with the fool is another matter. Continue reading...
PORTLAND, OR. – November 17, 2025 – A coalition of Oregon's top innovation and academic institutions, today announced the launch of the Oregon AI Accelerator, a first-of-its-kind statewide initiative designed to support early-stage founders building transformative, AI-first companies. Backed by seed funding from Google, and supported by the Metro Region Innovation Hub, Portland State University, Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon State University, the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, the Technology Association of Oregon, and TiE Oregon, the Accelerator will launch its inaugural pilot in February 2026. The program will bring together 20 early-stage AI startups for a three-month hybrid accelerator experience combining in-person sessions in Portland with virtual programming. Participants will receive mentorship, validation support, and access to Oregon's thriving innovation ecosystem – without giving up equity – and will compete for up to $50,000 in equity-free grant prizes. "This program is much bigger than accelerating startups—it's about helping Oregon small businesses compete and grow in the age of AI," said Katy Bowman, manager of Google's community development and engagement program. "By investing in entrepreneurs and connecting them to resources statewide, we're helping ensure Oregon remains a place where innovation drives broad economic opportunity." The Oregon AI Accelerator is a collaborative initiative uniting Oregon's leading tech organizations, investors, and universities to launch and scale AI startups. The Accelerator empowers early-stage founders to build globally competitive companies while remaining grounded in values of innovation, equity, and community impact. It is building on the success of the Oregon AI Bootcamp, which trained more than 40 founders in June and demonstrated strong regional demand for deeper, hands-on support. The new Accelerator expands on that model with a comprehensive program designed to help founders refine their business models, strengthen technical capabilities, and prepare for investment. "This initiative represents the collaborative spirit that defines Oregon's innovation community," said Joseph Janda, Assistant Vice President for Innovation at PSU. "By bringing together academia, industry, and investors, we're creating a powerful platform for founders to build scalable companies that reflect Oregon's values of innovation, equity, and impact." The program will be coordinated by the Metro Region Innovation Hub, which is part of Business Oregon's statewide network of regional Innovation Hubs dedicated to maximizing support for innovation-based entrepreneurs. "The Oregon AI Accelerator is a model for how public, private, and academic partners can come together to make Oregon a true leader in responsible, human-centered AI innovation," added Jack Phan, the incoming Director of the Oregon AI Accelerator Program. Applications for the Oregon AI Accelerator open November 17, 2025, and close December 15, 2025. The pilot cohort will run from February 2 through May 15, 2026. While startups from anywhere may apply, at least 50% of the cohort will be Oregon-based to ensure strong local impact and growth. "This accelerator would not be possible without the generous support of Google and the dedication of our partner organizations," said Cara Turano, Executive Director of Oregon Entrepreneurs Network. "Together, we're building the foundation for Oregon to emerge as a global hub for AI innovation, where founders can thrive and meaningful technologies can take root." Support for Oregon's AI Accelerator continues Google's commitment in Oregon. With data centers in The Dalles and an office in downtown Portland, Google has invested more than $2 billion in Oregon since 2006. Through its tools and products, the company has also helped generate $8.6 billion in economic activity for Oregon businesses and nonprofits. The Metro Region Innovation Hub's mission is to provide Portland-area entrepreneurs with the resources, mentorship, and opportunities they need to succeed. The Hub exists to foster collaboration between entrepreneurs and business service providers, ensuring mutual trust and access to essential resources, as we work together to build a stronger, more inclusive innovation ecosystem in the Portland Metro region.
Portland, OR – The Oregon AI Startup Bootcamp successfully concluded its intensive three-day program this week, equipping 44 aspiring founders with the tools, knowledge, and mentorship needed to turn AI concepts into fundable, scalable ventures. Hosted by the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) at the Portland State University’s Business Accelerator, the bootcamp was delivered in partnership with Google, Metro Region Innovation Hub, Portland State University Center for Entrepreneurship, Silicon Forest Partnership, Technology Association of Oregon, and TiE Oregon. The vision for the bootcamp emerged just four months ago as a conversation among four local tech entrepreneurs and investors—Bobby Kandaswamy, Charlie Kawasaki, Kristy Edwards, and Sce Pike—who identified an urgent need to support first-time founders navigating the rapidly evolving AI startup landscape. Recognizing that traditional programs often overlook early-stage, domain-driven innovators, the group partnered with OEN, PSU, and the Metro Region Innovation Hub to develop a highly curated, targeted, and inclusive program tailored for aspiring AI entrepreneurs. Thanks to generous sponsorship from Google, Portland Metro Innovation Hub, and Silicon Forest, the bootcamp was offered completely free of charge to all 44 participants—making high-quality entrepreneurial training and mentorship accessible to founders regardless of background or financial resources. Designed to catalyze innovation in Oregon’s growing AI ecosystem, the bootcamp featured expert-led sessions covering company formation, legal fundamentals, AI product development, go-to-market strategy, team building, and fundraising. Interactive workshops and pitch coaching gave participants practical, hands-on experience to validate ideas and prepare for investor engagement. The agenda also included in-depth discussions with venture investors and successful tech founders on how to pitch effectively, raise capital, overcome the product–market fit challenge, and build scalable business models and go-to-market strategies. Sessions concluded with insights on how startups can position themselves for successful exits through acquisitions or IPOs. Guest speakers included local founders, academic experts, and industry leaders who shared insights on emerging trends, real-world challenges, and the evolving AI startup landscape. Participants also had numerous opportunities to connect with investors, mentors, and ecosystem partners throughout the three-day event. With a strong emphasis on inclusivity and accessibility, the bootcamp welcomed participants from diverse backgrounds—including non-technical founders and underrepresented entrepreneurs—and fostered a supportive, action-oriented environment for learning and growth. By the end of the program, attendees left with a clear understanding of the startup lifecycle, validated tools and frameworks, and meaningful connections within Oregon’s innovation community. Plans are already underway to launch a dedicated AI startup accelerator in the very near future, aimed at supporting early-stage ventures through investment, mentorship, and sustained programming.
The new lab, set to include Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, is part of a reorganization of Meta’s artificial intelligence efforts under chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.
Warhol for colour, Hopper for volume … American art world star David Salle is using AI on old paintings of his that had a mixed reception – with wild, sprawling results. Why isn’t he afraid of being replaced?By the time you read this article, there’s a good chance it will have already been scanned by an artificially intelligent machine. If asked about the artist David Salle, large language models such as ChatGPT or Gemini may repurpose some of the words below to come up with their answer. The bigger the data set, the more convincing the response – and Salle has been written about...