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    The National Cyber Security Coordinator said the Australian Signals Directorate and the Australian Federal Police were also aware of the incident.

    Ticketek customers’ details ‘stolen’ in cyber incident

    The ticketing company assured Australian account holders that passwords and credit card information were not compromised, Minister for Cyber Security Clare O’Neil said.

    Things you can do with AI that are actually useful

    One of them could save you $1 million and a lifetime of misery.

    • John Davidson

    The real power – and potential – of industrial AI

    The nation could face an opportunity cost of $35.7 billion in gross domestic product (GDP) per year should it fail “to introduce AI systems to world standards in key industries”.

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    Why CBA’s AI future needs more reimagining

    A US trip left CBA chief executive Matt Comyn with questions to which he doesn’t have all the answers. It’s a common theme across the Australian business world.

    • Paul Smith

    Why age restrictions on social media ‘won’t happen overnight’

    Australia’s eSafety Commissioner says it is difficult to judge the correct age to ban kids from social media.

    • Tess Bennett

    ChatPwC v KPMG KymChat: Consultants race is on after ‘world’s biggest’ AI deal

    The US and UK arms of consulting giant PwC have become the biggest direct corporate client of OpenAI, announcing a deal to use and resell the AI firm’s tools.

    • Paul Smith and Edmund Tadros

    Opinion & Analysis

    Alex Pollak is already investing in ‘the very next’ Nvidia

    A shift in where AI queries are being handled has opened up the investment field to more chipmakers, and to apps we haven’t even dreamed of yet.

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    How an AI-powered Santa makes the case for tax reform

    AI threatens to change everything, from education to manufacturing. Ed Husic is right to ask whether tax reform is needed as part of this revolution.

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    This is how the Silicon Valley geeks could destroy Hollywood

    Sam Altman’s obsessive pursuit of Scarlett Johansson for his new chatbot has helped end an 18-month media honeymoon for AI companies.

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    AI could claim 30pc of executive jobs in two years

    As Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn keenly monitors the AI revolution, Adam Driussi of Quantium says more executives need to follow suit. 

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    Technology reviews

    Hands on with one of the first Copilot+ PCs in Australia

    Microsoft has been trying to break free from Intel for more than a decade, to give us Windows laptops with a proper battery life. This time, they just might succeed.

    • John Davidson

    Dell rethinks its legendary laptop

    Dell has made some dramatic design choices in its quest to revitalise its legendary-but-ageing XPS laptop lineup, and we’re not sure all of them have worked.

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    Rich Listers Sam Hupert (pictured) and Anthony Hall’s Pro Medicus has become one of the most highly valued companies on the ASX with a PE multiple of 169.

    The ASX business so good ‘you can’t put a sell on it’

    Analysts say Pro Medicus is one of the world’s most expensive stocks, but also one of the best.

    • Yolanda Redrup
    Productivity Commissioner Stephen King at Tuesday’s inaugural The Australian Financial Review AI Summit.

    Companies ‘must take responsibility for not breaking laws with AI’

    The competition and corporate regulators say businesses have all the information they need to experiment with AI, after being accused of providing a lack of guidance.

    • Paul Smith
    Tesla chairwoman Robyn Denholm told shareholders they should endorse Elon Musk’s pay award.

    Tesla slams Glass Lewis after report on Musk mega pay deal

    The electric vehicle maker has hit back at the proxy adviser and is urging investors to back Musk’s mega pay deal.

    • Nick Bonyhady
    Chatbots are already used in the airline industry.

    Why fake women are a popular use of our powerful new tech

    The author of a new book about artificial intelligence says AI is not evil, but has no moral compass.

    • Marina Wheeler
    Vikram Singh, country head for Australia and New Zealand at Tata Consultancy Services.

    Business leaders across Australia adopt AI for growth

    The latest wave of artificial intelligence is not only reshaping the landscape of society, it also offers new opportunities to radically reinvent the way we do business.

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    Alex Pollak, chief investment officer and founder of Loftus Peak, says a new race has begun in AI.

    Alex Pollak is already investing in ‘the very next’ Nvidia

    A shift in where AI queries are being handled has opened up the investment field to more chipmakers, and to apps we haven’t even dreamed of yet.

    • John Davidson
    Sunny Katira, managing director, professional services for Datacom.

    Use cases and ‘safe tools’ a smart starting point for AI

    Organisations struggling with where to start on their AI journey need to look at use cases first.

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    Leonardo Ai founder says his program will allow plenty of bad art to be made.

    Here are all the best AI uses from a day talking about it

    Will it be useful or “just cool”? Executives and industry insiders spent the AI Summit discussing how they are already using artificial intelligence in their work.

    • Maxim Shanahan
    Google Australia’s managing director Mel Silva says AI will touch every part of the economy.

    Big business braced for AI wave – and plenty of uncertainty

    Executives are certain artificial intelligence will transform every part of the economy. They just want to “separate the hype … and the pragmatism”.

    • James Eyers and Sally Patten
    Telstra’s Kim Krogh Andersen is in charge of AI projects across the group.

    How an AI-powered Santa makes the case for tax reform

    AI threatens to change everything, from education to manufacturing. Ed Husic is right to ask whether tax reform is needed as part of this revolution.

    • James Thomson
    Leonardo Ai co-founder JJ Fiasson at The Australian Financial Review 2024 AI Summit on Tuesday.

    Leonardo Ai co-founder says AI will enhance, not crush, creativity

    Generative artificial intelligence will enhance creative work done by real people rather than replace them, the founder of a Sydney-based start-up says.

    • Max Mason
    A recent poll by market research firm Mintel found that 47 per cent of men aged between 18 and 34 in the UK had used a dating website or app in the year to December, compared with 25 per cent of women of the same age.

    Why young women are falling out of love with dating apps

    Gen Z is a priority for Tinder and Bumble but threats and unsolicited material from potential suitors often turn users off.

    • Stephanie Stacey
    Adam Driussi, CEO of Quantium, says AI will become assistant coaches in professional sporting codes.

    Adapt to an AI world or be replaced, executives warned

    “Hairdresser will use AI. Butchers will use AI,” said Mel Silva, Google’s local managing director. Others said a third of executives would be replaced.

    • Tess Bennett
    'Australia has a huge role to play in AI'

    'Australia has a huge role to play in AI'

    Munro Partners' Qiao Ma says Australia doesn't need an Nvidia to be a major AI player.

    CBA CEO Matt Comyn addressed the AI Summit in Sydney on Tuesday.

    After Comyn’s AI trip, the CBA boss can compute impact on banking

    Comyn now knows AI will reshape the global technology industry, business landscape and geopolitics in profound ways yet to play out.

    • James Eyers
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    Canva’s Create conference in LA.

    Canva enterprise boss out after six months

    Former Google and Microsoft executive Javier Soltero was hired to lead the company’s enterprise efforts, which are key to its IPO plans.

    • Nick Bonyhady
    The 3 things companies need for AI success

    The 3 things companies need for AI success

    AI is like F1, says Quantium’s Adam Driussi: “All of us can drive...but were not all fit to drive a Formula One car.”

    Regulators keeping business in the dark on AI: Productivity Commission

    Weeks away from new regulations governing high-risk AI use, regulators still haven’t explained how existing laws apply, says one productivity commissioner.

    • John Davidson

    This is how the Silicon Valley geeks could destroy Hollywood

    Sam Altman’s obsessive pursuit of Scarlett Johansson for his new chatbot has helped end an 18-month media honeymoon for AI companies.

    • Andrew Orlowski
    Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic  has selected four organisations to provide free AI training to SMEs.

    Labor to spend $17m to help small businesses join AI revolution

    While major banks and tech firms are rushing headfirst into artificial intelligence investments, smaller firms are less prepared to capitalise on the technology, surveys have found.

    • Tess Bennett