Google Cloud has released the Open Knowledge Format, an open specification for the context and curated knowledge that AI agents need to work accurately.
Cybersecurity agencies of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States issued a call to action on Monday for cyber defenders. The message was clear: artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful weapon for cyber attackers; defenders must act urgently to improve their cyber defences.
There is a very real risk the AI revolution could cause an international catastrophe within five years, a panel of 272 experts has found. The experts defined catastrophe as more than one million deaths, more than $ US100 billion in losses, or civilisation-scale damage to democracy or privacy.
A ransomware attack on Australia's second-largest sugar producer has shut two Queensland mills, the latest blow to critical infrastructure as attacks on essential industries climb.
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has opened national consultation on the evolution of the Essential Eight, its flagship cyber security framework.
The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) has released version 4.1 of its Information Governance Reference Model (IGRM), the first major revision since 2012. The update arrives as organisations confront AI adoption, expanding privacy obligations and growing pressure to coordinate information decisions across departments.
More than one in 10 enterprises will be AI-first by 2030, outperforming competitors in the adoption of AI agents, semantics and converged data and analytics (D&A) platforms, according to Gartner, Inc.
The Department of Finance has tied staff use of generative artificial intelligence to data classification and recordkeeping rules, in guidance released under Freedom of Information.
The AI agent followed its instructions, optimised the task, and executed flawlessly. Yet in doing so, it set off a chain of decisions that exposed sensitive data, alienated customers, and left executives scrambling to explain an outcome no one had explicitly authorised.
Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic has expanded access to a highly advanced model deemed too dangerous for public release, including Australia in the select handful of users. The large language model, known as Claude Mythos, is now being rolled out to an additional 150 organisations across 15 countries, including the Australian government and several local businesses, as part of Project Glasswing.
