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Olivia Shen, Director, Strategic Technologies, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney

Australia shouldn’t try to build its own frontier AI. Here’s why

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The Trump administration’s recent decision to block foreign access to advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models has reignited AI sovereignty debates – where nations strive to build and maintain their own AI, rather than using models developed elsewhere.

Recently, Defence Minister Richard Marles weighed in, telling a defence conference that Australia should “build some agency” in relation to AI.

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