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Australia’s AI Gamble: Who Wins, Who Loses, Who Leaves

Australian Financial Review

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23 July 2026
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23 July 2026, 12:01 am

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James Thomson and Ronald Mizen on why CEOs are losing patience with the AI giants, what’s driving a government policy shift, and if the PM is overplaying his hand.

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This article examines the shifting landscape of Australian AI policy as the government balances domestic innovation with the rapid advancement of frontier models like Moonshot AI's Kimi K3. It highlights growing corporate and political concerns regarding the concentrated power of AI giants and the environmental and infrastructural pressure of massive data centers. The analysis is significant to global governance as it reflects a transition from passive adoption to active regulatory scrutiny of potential harms and monopolistic risks associated with frontier AI capabilities.

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Jul 23, 2026 – 5.00amIn a reminder of how fast everything is moving in the AI era, Chinese start-up Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 last week – a model that is only slightly less capable than the latest offerings from Anthropic and OpenAI.It came as corporate leaders, like Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp, are starting to speak out about the unbridled power of the AI giants and as governments around the world are cracking down on the development of massive data centres.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleRead MoreThe FinAIAnthony AlbaneseData Centre Gold RushAnthropicOpenAIFetching latest articles