AI will replace Australian jobs. But it doesn’t have to be a disaster

Opinion: AI could perform nearly one-third of Australian jobs, even as other sectors struggle to find workers. Futurist and work strategist Dom Price asks why Australia is not planning for both at once. Here’s a stat I find genuinely reassuring and then immediately infuriating. New EY-Parthenon modelling suggests artificial intelligence could add as much as $116 billion […]

Atlassian warns more AI use will not magically lift productivity

Fortune 500 companies are embracing AI, but few can measure a tangible return. Atlassian’s chief people and AI enablement officer says widespread adoption means little unless businesses redesign the processes around it. The executive in charge of Atlassian’s internal AI tooling says the world’s biggest companies are struggling to see productivity gains from AI, and […]

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Australia won’t win the AI arms race. We don’t need to

Opinion: Australia should play to its strengths in the AI era, leveraging critical minerals and renewable energy while ensuring global tech giants pay their fair share of tax, argues AirTree co-founder Daniel Petre AI is the biggest technological shift in modern history. It’s already smarter than us at a growing list of tasks, touches every […]

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The hidden AI risk companies can’t afford to ignore

Opinion: As businesses race to adopt AI, weak governance is creating costly delays, reputational damage and regulatory risk, argues OneTrust’s Corey Rice. Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming embedded in modern business, promising greater efficiency, faster decision-making and new opportunities for innovation. Yet many organisations still treat governance as an afterthought – something to address after deployment rather than a capability that should shape […]