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The Asia Summit provides fresh perspectives on how Asia is transforming Australia’s future through geopolitical competition, economic growth, technological innovation and social change.
- Opinion
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How Australia can grab an AI advantage
We need an equal sense of hunger, optimism, and opportunism for Australia to realise the advantage of AI, write the BCA’s CEO and Australia’s Google boss.
- Bran Black and Melanie Silva
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May
NAB plots major AI strategy to roll out in three key areas
National Australia Bank said generative AI is identifying systemic risks from customer complaints and helping bankers assess documents used to support lending.
- James Eyers
Why Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi could be AI winners
Microsoft is making big bets on faster, more sophisticated computers. Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi and Officeworks could be unexpected beneficiaries.
- Jemima Whyte
- Opinion
- AI
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
‘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
Ausbil is using this underrated stock to play the AI boom
Nicholas Condoleon talks AI, explains why he is avoiding Westpac and BHP, and reveals his stock picks to capitalise on the run in gold and copper prices.
- Alex Gluyas
- 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
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
Advancing digital transformation of public services
How can we drive service transformation and digital leadership at all levels of government?
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
Microsoft fights back against Apple with AI laptops
Microsoft says it now has laptops that can match Apple for battery life as well as performance. Plus, they have AI.
- John Davidson
- 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
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
These stocks are primed for ‘tectonic-sized’ tailwinds
The magnificent seven are not the only way to play artificial intelligence, there’s money to be made in storage, energy and software on the ASX too.
- Jun Bei Liu
April
AFR Entrepreneur Summit 2024
The annual summit for both established and emerging entrepreneurs looking to get it right in the ever-evolving business landscape.
March
CBA, NAB business bankers want to take more risk as competition mounts
Business bankers believe lenders should diversify how they collateralise business loans, including methods such as equipment or invoice financing.
- Aaron Weinman