Yesterday
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
AI is a two-speed conversation inside companies
CEOs are exploring all sorts of ways to use artificial intelligence. Their workers, however, feel unprepared for changes.
- Anthony Macdonald
This Month
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Brian Hartzer’s warning to AI wannabes
The former Westpac boss, who is now CEO of Quantium Health, says effective AI use for companies is all about balance.
- Updated
- James Thomson
Brussels’ rule-setting for AI isn’t pretty, but someone’s got to do it
The potential for AI to change economies and societies is unknown. Someone needs to be thinking methodically about how its power can be channelled for good.
- Alan Beattie
This woman is Spain’s hottest model – but she’s not real
She works all hours of the day and night, never takes holidays or falls ill or complains.
- Ed Cumming
- Analysis
- The Buzz
‘Nudify’ apps that use AI to undress women are soaring in use
The law is struggling to catch up with the rise in deepfake, non-consensual pornography.
- Margi Murphy
Big tech’s ability to deliver on AI looms over sharemarket
The Magnificent Seven have driven about three quarters of the S&P 500’s gain this year, in a rally that has been stoked by the market’s obsession with artificial intelligence.
- Jeran Wittenstein and Ryan Vlastelica
Your office could double as a data centre – with free hot water
Liquid-cooled server racks can create opportunities in technology and real estate as demand for computing power grows with artificial intelligence.
- Michael Bleby
Expectations were high… but here’s why Google’s Gemini AI bombed
Until a week ago, the company’s Pixel 8 Pro was just another smartphone, albeit one with some AI-based photography tricks. But then, everything changed.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Social media
Metaverse a black hole, but Zuckerberg had a surprisingly good year
He renamed Facebook and committed billions of dollars, but he cannot force us to care about the metaverse. Meta’s AI experiment proved more successful.
- Elaine Moore
Time to get a new watch? Don’t get Google’s Pixel Watch 2
Google’s latest Pixel Watch 2 is greatly improved on last year’s model, but it’s still not quite up to par.
- John Davidson
Tom Rice and ‘Arms’ Rosenberg resurface with AI-powered hedge fund
Street Talk understands the pair have teamed up to launch Minotaur Capital Management – a new Sydney-based long-short global equity investment manager.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Opinion
Google admits it edited AI video as it chases OpenAI
Google has hyped its impending AI release, Gemini Ultra. A video demo made it seem faster than it is, and its best features won’t be market-leading for long.
- Parmy Olson
- Opinion
- Tech Observed
Recreating dead actors with AI does not make for a wonderful life
It may seem harmless to recreate Jimmy Stewart’s voice for a wellness app, but it is the start of a slippery slope that doesn’t end well for humanity.
- Paul Smith
Deepfake TikTok videos reanimate Hamas’ victims
‘Digital resurrections’ are becoming commonplace using AI technology.
- Alexandra Barinka
- Exclusive
- Start-ups
Australian AI image champion raises $47m
Leonardo Ai is staring down doubts about whether its business is truly unique, or just a layer atop open-source tools, as it races to stay ahead of US rivals.
- Nick Bonyhady
Google’s new AI chatbot beats OpenAI, human experts in tests
Gemini, which can handle questions via audio, photos and videos, outperforms every other artificial intelligence, including OpenAI’s GPT-4, in popular industry benchmarks
- John Davidson
Why OpenAI staff lobbied for Sam Altman’s return
The head of the company behind ChatGPT has shown the world he’s an exceptional leader.
- Shirin Ghaffary
- Opinion
- Investing
This CIO to the rich reckons small caps are the next big thing
Small and mid-cap stocks have potential to grow and therefore add alpha to portfolios.
- Scott Haslem
Spy boss warns of intelligence failure without faster tech adoption
The director-general of the Office of National Intelligence says policymakers need to ensure technology is adopted faster or risk an intelligence failure.
- Matthew Cranston
Why execs don’t trust AI with big decisions yet
A year after the launch of ChatGPT, businesses dabbling with generative AI aren’t convinced the technology would hold up under the intense scrutiny of a senate inquiry or lawsuit.
- Tess Bennett
