The Tech Desk is a technology analyst at The Sydney Times, reporting on Greater Sydney and Australian affairs.
Australia is drafting a regulatory framework targeting frontier AI models, marking a departure from voluntary commitments that have governed the industry.
Australia's push for sovereign AI infrastructure has exposed a stark reality: domestic GPU compute capacity is nowhere near sufficient to meet the demands.
Australia's data localization requirements are creating a fundamental tension for artificial intelligence companies operating in the country.
NAB has joined the Federal Government's newly announced Buy Australian AI Partnership as a founding partner, establishing a direct pathway between Australian.