AI Inquiry Opens as Firmus and CDC Part Ways

A federal inquiry featuring Anthropic, Google and Microsoft begins in Sydney on Tuesday, with Australian data-centre company Firmus arriving with policy requests as it approaches a possible IPO. The questions raised could shape the rules local AI businesses operate under, not just the headlines around the big platforms.

[UPDATED] ABC rules out AI newsreaders

The ABC has told the inquiry it has no plans to create AI newsreaders;...