CAMERON WILSON
@cameronwilson
the only Australian on the internet. I am the ABC's national AI reporter you can find ways to e-meet me here: www.cameronwilson.com.au
ok standing desk up, tea brewed, embarrassing tabs hidden: ready to start answering my AMA on r/Australian in a few minutes: www.reddit.com/r/aus...
I'm doing a Reddit AMA on r/Australian tomorrow arvo! The AMA thread has been posted so you can throw your questions at me now and I will answer them to the fullest extent allowed by the ABC's public comment guidelines <3 www.reddit.com/r/aus...
By the way, social media platforms not asking for user’s ages isnt tech companies flouting the law - in many cases it’s actually what the government told them to do. Tech was explicitly warned /against/ over collecting data, and urged not to check ID if possible
The issue not just that Anthropic let its AI get onto the internet and hack other companies, but also that it went months without being uncovered (and only because OpenAI disclosed a similar thing)
I watched KPop Demon Hunters and it is my firm belief that, based on the architecture and topography, that canonically the K in KPop actually stands for Kanberra.
ha a judge says that he whacked a judgment into ChatGPT as a test and, when it spat out incorrect details, had it admit that it had hallucinated
AI has just had its Sarah Connor moment. Last week's rogue AI story has been dismissed by some as marketing. But even a cynical read of the news & other evidence suggests it should be a "warning shot" for the serious disruptive threat of AI that will soon be widely available www.abc.net.au/news/...
"we do not want to highlight this yet" Hyped data centre company Firmus seemingly accidentally reveals plan to source water from a publicly owned provider that almost exclusively serves farmers, thanks to an inadvertent note left in its website FAQs lol
Australia's top news bosses say they've had discussions with AI companies about licensing content -- including managing director Hugh Marks saying the ABC had spoken with Anthropic about its radio/video library. Both sides today say there's no current commercial negotiations www.abc.net.au/news/...
Looks like major AI companies are continuing to gear up to make Australia a major hub: Anthropic has listed a Data Center (sic) Energy Lead, Australia to "secure multi-hundred megawatt power capacity" at the "speed and scale required for frontier AI development."
sorry to hear about your incoming drone strike @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social
i am not a lawyer but i'm pretty sure this means australia currently has no laws
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NEW: The first major review of AI's impact on the Australian job market by the federal government has found that there is no significant labour upheaval yet — but picked up some early warning signs that growth in jobs that are most exposed to AI is slowing www.abc.net.au/news/...
NEW: Research on online child sexual victimisation finds AI is now both a major tool of abuse and support. One in 25 teens— about one per class —has experienced, or has a friend who has experienced, AI-involved abuse. Teens more likely to tell AI than authorities www.abc.net.au/news/...
AFR's Street Talk column got their hands on Anthropic's computing demand tender to Australian data centre companies: 1.4 gigawatts of capacity, with 1 gigawatt by the end of 2027. That's more than capacity of the entire Australia's data centre industry in 2025.
NEW: ABC staff have been told there's no question whether the broadcaster will use AI, as it rolls out new tools, hires AI specialists and trials using AI to help write web articles from radio news. Experts & the MEAA cautiously welcome plan but warn misuse could hurt trust www.abc.net.au/news/...
🚨 new One Nation AI angle 🚨: Pauline Hanson says foreign students are using AI to fake their way through Australian unis
Interesting insight into One Nation's views on AI and data centres: NSW senator Sean Bell says he's concerned that Australia may become dependant on Chinese data centres if we don't build them here, but also says the public is worried about data centres and renewable energy being built near them.
Australian-founded data centre company IREN has signed a deal to be the NBA team Golden State Warrior's offical "AI cloud partner" and will have a logo on their jersey. Do with that what you will.
NEW: Industry Minister Tim Ayres clashed with sen David Pocock over claims cabinet is considering AI copyright changes Pocock says a whistleblower says one plan would exempt AI training from copyright law to get billions in data centre investments and a new creative fund: www.abc.net.au/news/...
NEW: Australians lose access to Anthropic’s most advanced AI models after the company pulls them in response to Trump admin order. www.abc.net.au/news/...
NEW: Dozens of Australian government agencies missed their first test of self-policing their AI use. While these agencies are now compliant, the lapses show pitfalls in Australia's decision to task existing regulators to make their own AI rules instead of a central AI act. www.abc.net.au/news/...