Artificial intelligence
Government by AI
Did the Trump administration use AI to devise its tariffs?
Artificial intelligence
Transport
Don't nationalise Rex, A blow for democracy, Will Trump tariff Australia, Beating megafires, and When billionaires feud
The Albanese government dropped a policy bomb on Sunday: a complete ban on foreign investors and temporary residents purchasing established homes for two years. I would write something about it, but I already did when Dutton proposed the same policy a couple of weeks ago. TL;DR: it's
Deep Dives
AI's Sputnik moment
Has DeepSeek ignited an AI arms race that will reshape productivity and investment worldwide?
Industrial policy
Albanese's future, making housing less affordable, King Dollar, the demise of Britain, and there is no AI moat
An Australia-wide long weekend kicks off tomorrow, and between the Perth Rugby Sevens tournament and Australia Day festivities I'm not going to have all that much time for the usual reading and writing. So the next time you'll hear from me will probably be in the
Budget
The budget update, workers not jobs, the costs of industrial policy, one year of Milei, and the bullish case for hydrogen
The mid-year budget update was depressingly bad; AI won't leave a third of workers unemployable; a Future Made in Australia will politicise the economy; Argentina's remarkable year and what it means for Australia; another look at hydrogen; and the per capita recession may already be over.
Artificial intelligence
iPhones and AI: What's next?
Apple has joined the AI race by adding ChatGPT to every iPhone, bringing privacy and security concerns to the forefront; how should governments regulate this rapidly evolving technology without stifling innovation?
Artificial intelligence
AI as a force multiplier
Today's AI, with its many flaws, is more of a force multiplier than revolutionary tech. Australia should avoid rushing to compete with global leaders in the name of AI sovereignty and instead focus on building guardrails, without being so prescriptive as to kill innovative attempts at AI diffusion.
Energy
Powering our AI future
If Australia's policymakers don't address the rising energy demands of AI, we risk falling behind other advanced nations. Despite its many critics, nuclear is a potential solution alongside renewables, and should not be ruled out so cavalierly.
Artificial intelligence
The real doomsday scenario
US President Joe Biden recently passed an executive order regulating artificial intelligence (AI), which was met with mixed reactions. A common criticism is that the order was highly prescriptive – it assumed a lot a about the future direction of AI, even though it’s a huge unknown. One of the