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The Two Things We Must Do to Unlock AI Bounty

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Once a student migrant, now a billionaire, Robin Khuda says Australia is coasting on old economic advantages while rivals race ahead.

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AirTrunk founder Robin Khuda argues that Australia must streamline regulatory approvals and increase infrastructure investment to remain competitive in the global AI race. While the discussion focuses heavily on economic growth and data center expansion, it emphasizes that falling behind in frontier AI infrastructure could lead to a loss of sovereign control over AI governance. The article highlights the tension between rapid capability scaling and the need for robust institutional frameworks to manage the resulting societal impacts of advanced AI systems. It serves as a call for Australian policy to evolve alongside the physical and computational requirements of generative AI technologies.

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