Rogue AI hacking a government database, a looming rate hike, a "super" El Niño summer and a no-end-in-sight war sending petrol prices.
Safe to say it is a rough time to be an optimist.
Frontier AI companies are searching for a secure second home and Australia is a prime potential candidate.
Right as US President Donald Trump was railing against the calls to impose AI guardrails, OpenAI were briefing ministers in Canberra about the type of incident Australia had been warning about.
All the doom and gloom does help explain why Australia cannot afford to write off a technology that could prove useful in tackling some of these problems, from scientific breakthroughs and energy transition to the productivity slump threatening future living standards.
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Rogue AI hacking a government database, a looming rate hike, a "super" El Niño summer and a no-end-in-sight war sending petrol prices.
Oh, and according to Treasury's new long term forecasts, young Australians are on track to work longer and still struggle to accumulate wealth.
Safe to say it is a rough time to be an optimist.
Most of the issues fuelling the creeping sense of existential dread this week have been simmering away for some time — in the case of the planet's temperature.
Australians did not need another reason to suspect, fear or loathe the technology that will soon underpin almost every facet of everyday life.
Frontier AI companies are searching for a secure second home and Australia is a prime potential candidate.
Becoming a base for frontier AI could also give Australia greater influence over how the technology is governed.
On the one hand, the revelation dovetailed impeccably with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's attendance at the UN General Assembly in New York this week.
Right as US President Donald Trump was railing against the calls to impose AI guardrails, OpenAI were briefing ministers in Canberra about the type of incident Australia had been warning about.
For months there has been speculation Australia is inching toward multi-billion dollar deals with the likes of Anthropic or OpenAI — agreements now even more likely to spark public opposition.
All the doom and gloom does help explain why Australia cannot afford to write off a technology that could prove useful in tackling some of these problems, from scientific breakthroughs and energy transition to the productivity slump threatening future living standards.
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