AI/Machine Learning

Around 3 in every four Australians see AI has a threat to people, business and national security, ANU survey reveals

- December 8, 2025 2 MIN READ

Threats relating to technology, disinformation, economic security and foreign interference are overshadowing traditional security concerns in Australians’ minds, according to data released by the Australian National University National Security College. More than 12,000 people were asked across two surveys, in November last year and July this year, to rate the seriousness of 15 potential threats… Read more »

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Here’s who benefits from the Australian government’s National AI Plan

- December 3, 2025 4 MIN READ

On Tuesday, the Albanese Labor government released the long-awaited National AI Plan, “a whole-of-government framework that ensures technology works for people, not the other way around”. With this plan, the government promises an inclusive artificial intelligence (AI) economy that protects workers, fills service gaps, and supports local AI development. In a major reversal, it also… Read more »

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Team Techstars Sydney: Meet Sedso AI, which is optimising brand perception for business using AI

- December 2, 2025 4 MIN READ

Ahead of the TechStars Sydney ‘Demo the Future’ evening on December 8, Startup Daily is profiling the 12 startups and their founders in the 2025 cohort. Our next profile is Sedso AI – helping brands to shape their own story with AI. Sedso AI Founders: David Sta.Maria & Silven Epistola One-liner: Sedso is an AI visibility platform… Read more »

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The Australian government releases DIY National AI Plan, telling industry to figure it out for themselves on disclosure

- December 2, 2025 3 MIN READ

The Albanese government has unveiled Australia’s first National AI Plan, opting for voluntary transparency measures rather than mandatory rules on how businesses disclose their use of artificial intelligence. The 37-page plan sets out a broad roadmap for building what the government calls “an AI-enabled economy” while maintaining a “careful balance between innovation and protection from… Read more »

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The Australian government is launching an AI safety institute

- November 25, 2025 2 MIN READ

A new government-funded body will assess the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI), fulfilling a promise made by Labor prior to the last election The Australian AI Safety Institute will evaluate emerging AI capabilities, share information and support timely actions to address potential risks. Industry, innovation and science minister Tim Ayres said in a joint release… Read more »

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Specialist doctors double down on AI medtech Medow Health’s $3 million follow-on round

- November 21, 2025 2 MIN READ

Sydney startup Medow Health AI, which is using artificial intelligence (AI) to automate medical reports for specialist doctors has raised $3 million in new funding from the clinicians who backed its first raise earlier this year. Medow Health was cofounded by Joel Freiberg, who has Crohn’s disease, and his brother Josh, inspired by the time… Read more »

Business

What to look for if the AI bubble is about to burst

- November 19, 2025 3 MIN READ

The global investment frenzy around AI has seen companies valued at trillions of dollars and eye-watering projections of how it will boost economic productivity. But in recent weeks the mood has begun to shift. Investors and CEOs are now openly questioning whether the enormous costs of building and running AI systems can really be justified… Read more »

Funding

Edrolo cofounder’s AI teacher burnout startup chalks up $1.85 million Seed round

- November 19, 2025 2 MIN READ

Melbourne AI-based education startup Teacher’s Buddy has raised $1.85 million in Seed funding to tackle teacher burnout. The round was led by Giant Leap, supported by Flying Fox Ventures, Co Ventures, Exhort Ventures, Saniel Ventures and Soul Capital. Teacher’s Buddy was founded in 2024 by Matt Abraham and Ben Sze, cofounder of school content and… Read more »

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AI data centre startup Firmus valuation trebles to $6 billion in just 8 weeks after raising another $500 million

- November 14, 2025 2 MIN READ

Artificial intelligence data centre startup Firmus Technologies has trebled its valuation to $6 billion after raising another $500 million, just two months after banking $330 million in a deal with Nvidia. After setting out to build an AI data centre in Tasmania, the Singapore-based company announced a $73.3 billion plan, Project Southgate, with AI infrastructure also… Read more »

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Australian government departments are all getting ‘chief AI officers’

- November 14, 2025 4 MIN READ

Chief artificial intelligence officers will be appointed to every federal agency in 2026 as generative AI causes a “fundamental shift” in government operations, according to an AI Plan for the Australian Public Service (APS) released by the federal government on Wednesday. The plan will see every government worker given access to generative AI tools, as… Read more »

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AI/Machine Learning

AI is actually makes it harder to track work performance, so what should HR managers do?

- November 14, 2025 3 MIN READ

Let’s be honest, even just writing this sentence has meant engaging with some very basic artificial intelligence (AI) as the computer checks my spelling and grammar. Ultimately, the quality and integrity of the finished article are a human responsibility. But the questions this raises go well beyond everyday word processing. Powerful AI is now changing… Read more »

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Australia’s national security boss used Microsoft’s Copilot to write counter-terrorism speeches and government communications

- November 13, 2025 5 MIN READ

Australia’s top national security bureaucrat used an AI chatbot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to his colleagues, internal documents show. As Finance Minister Katy Gallagher announces a significant government-wide AI plan to promote its use in the public service, Crikey has used freedom of information (FOI) laws to reveal how a government employee is already using the nascent… Read more »

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AI-based online shopping problems startup raises $2.3 million pre-Seed

- November 13, 2025 2 MIN READ

A Sydney AI-powered ecommerce startup focused on customer satisfaction during delivery – known in the trade as WISMO (Where is my order?) – has raised $2.3 million in pre-Seed funding. The round for Keeyu was led by Rampersand, with support from Archangel, Startmate, Empress Capital, Exhort Ventures, Sydney Angels, Southern Angels, and others including Marketplacer’s… Read more »