Today
- Opinion
- Opinion
Don’t believe the artificial intelligence hype
Economic theory and the available data justify a more modest, realistic outlook for productivity gains from AI.
- Daron Acemoglu
This Month
‘Asleep at the wheel’: Appen shareholders vent frustrations
Long-suffering shareholders of the data service company have delivered a 19 per cent vote against the company’s remuneration report at its AGM on Friday.
- Tess Bennett
American chatbots: oversexed, overhyped and over here
In just two weeks, Microsoft, OpenAI and Google have each previewed AI chatbots that critics say are as dangerous as they are impressive.
- John Davidson
Tech industry pushed to shut down market for sexual AI deepfakes
Joe Biden is pushing the tech industry and financial institutions to shut down a market of sexual images, many of celebrities, made with AI technology.
- Matt O'Brien and Barbara Ortutay
The truth behind the dead internet theory
Up to half of all internet traffic could be driven by bots, where computer programs generate posts that are liked or reposted by other programs.
- Jake Renzella and Vlada Rozova
‘China is run by engineers, US by political lawyers’: Tech pioneer’s warning
As senior exec at AOL and Sun, William Raduchel spent 60 years at the forefront of the tech revolution - and once dated Janet Yellen. Here’s what he’s learnt.
- Nick Bonyhady
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The ASX tech giant surging without jumping on gen AI bandwagon
ASX companies are scrambling to show they too have a generative artificial intelligence halo. But one of our hottest tech stocks is being far more measured.
- James Thomson
Investors bet that Nvidia will leave Magnificent Seven rivals behind
Another stunning result from the US chipmaker has prompted calls that Nvidia is on its way to becoming the largest company on the planet, leaving the other tech giants in its wake.
- Alex Gluyas
- Analysis
- Analysis
Nvidia’s share price is about to plummet, but it’s all part of the plan
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang knows this is his moment, and he’s capitalising on surging demand for his AI chips and his white-hot shares.
- Updated
- Paul Smith and James Thomson
NSW pays to keep coal firing | Nvidia’s share price is about to plummet | Sunak’s election gamble
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Updated
News Corp strikes lucrative content deal with OpenAI
The Wall Street Journal said the deal could be worth more than $377 million as the rise of generative AI tools is poised to transform the publishing business.
- Gerrit De Vynck
Nvidia forecast shatters estimates as AI boom stays strong
The chipmaker at the centre of the artificial intelligence boom also says it will lift its quarterly dividend by 150pc and will split its stock 10-for-1.
- Ian King
APRA warms to AI, tells banks they can adopt it
A senior APRA member has told an industry event that banks with proper governance systems and technology in place should feel confident proceeding with advanced AI.
- James Eyers
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
‘How to get fit’: 400 AI projects under way as consultants start having fun
Cost avoidance has turned into cost transformation, as CEOs reshape business models to be ready to capitalise when growth return.
- Anthony Macdonald
Corporate regulation is not as bland as AI thinks: Longo
ASIC asked a generative AI program to summarise reams of documents as a test. The results were more boring than the originals.
- Tess Bennett
Scarlett Johansson takes on Sam Altman over ‘eerily’ similar AI voice
The Hollywood actor says she was “shocked” by the use of a voice “eerily similar” to her own in the latest worry for the ChatGPT maker.
- Rachel Metz
- Exclusive
- Venture capital
Big win for Square Peg as Nvidia buys AI start-up Deci
The Melbourne VC firm will soon be toasting a rich profit on its investment in an Israeli AI start-up, when it is acquired by chip titan Nvidia for $447 million.
- Nick Bonyhady
How business websites will have to change for Google’s AI era
Enterprises hoping to attract the attention of the search engine’s Gemini platform will need short, punchy web pages, says a digital advertising expert.
- John Davidson
The future of financial advice is digital – and human
AI-powered apps are touted as a big part of the solution to providing affordable financial advice en masse, but winning people’s trust is a key challenge.
- Joanna Mather
- Analysis
- Analysis
Google search is becoming Google answers. That is bad news for media
In a world where AI can browse the internet and paraphrase what it sees, users may find they never click on links again. That could be a big problem for publishers.
- Kevin Roose
