Industry Insider

  • NZ Experts Demand Urgent AI Regulation

    More than 20 artificial intelligence experts have called on New Zealand's government to introduce binding AI regulation, warning that current laws are inadequate to address escalating harms including deepfakes, algorithmic bias and automated abuse.

  • BCA Calls for Medical Records Digitalisation

    Australia's healthcare system requires urgent digital transformation to address mounting cost pressures and workforce shortages, with technology investments potentially saving $A5.4 billion annually, according to a new Business Council of Australia report.

  • Information Complexity Blocks AI Rollout: Survey

    Three-quarters of IT and security leaders believe reducing information complexity is essential for AI readiness, yet most organisations lack the foundational information governance to deploy artificial intelligence securely, according to new research.

  • AI Agents to Transform Enterprise Apps

    Enterprise applications will undergo a dramatic transformation with 40 per cent featuring task-specific AI agents by 2026, up from less than five per cent currently, according to new research from analyst firm Gartner.

  • Law Firm Releases AI Procurement Guide

    Australian law firm MinterEllison has released comprehensive guidance for organisations procuring artificial intelligence systems, emphasising risk-based classification and robust contractual protections as businesses increasingly integrate AI into operations.

  • AI assistants raise serious privacy concerns

    Popular generative AI web browser assistants are collecting and sharing sensitive user data, such as medical records and social security numbers, without adequate safeguards, finds a new study led by researchers from University College London (UCL) and Mediterranea University of ​​Reggio Calabria.

  • Threat Spotlight: How Attackers Poison AI Tools and Defences

    Barracuda has reported on how generative AI is being used to create and distribute spam emails and craft highly persuasive phishing attacks. These threats continue to evolve and escalate – but they are not the only ways in which attackers leverage AI. Security researchers are now seeing threat actors manipulate companies’ AI tools and tamper with their AI security features to steal and compromise information and weaken a target’s defences.