Bio

Paul Smith is a journalist at the Australian Financial Review, specializing in technology, corporate affairs, and artificial intelligence. His work provides insights into regulatory impacts on tech investments and advancements in Australia's digital landscape.

Articles (50)

• What to know about Firmus before the artificial intelligence data centre developer goes public with IPO

  The Australian Financial Review • 6 Oct 2026

• Firmus Technologies Seeks New Data Centre Rules, OpenAI Seeks Forgiveness as Federal Artificial Intelligence Inquiry Starts in NSW Parliament

  The Australian Financial Review • 6 Oct 2026

• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Tries to Balance Fear of Artificial Intelligence With Beating Competitors

  The Australian Financial Review • 3 Oct 2026

• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says Australia Will Get Early Access to Artificial Intelligence Models Following Medicare Hack

  The Australian Financial Review • 2 Oct 2026

• OpenAI Launches Artificial Intelligence Assistant Dots Amid Concerns Over Rogue Agents and Hacking

  The Australian Financial Review • 30 Sept 2026

• Why OpenAI is using Australia as a test lab to combat rogue agents and safety risks

  The Australian Financial Review • 30 Sept 2026

• OpenAI Apologises for Medicare Breach, Pledges Funding to Fight Rogue AI

  The Australian Financial Review • 29 Sept 2026

• AI Poses Tough Questions on Trust for Business and Government

  The Australian Financial Review • 25 Sept 2026

• How an AI agent bypassed security to access Medicare and what it means for Australia’s cyber defences

  The Australian Financial Review • 24 Sept 2026

• Turnbull warns cheap Chinese AI models will overtake US frontier technology amid global security fears

  The Australian Financial Review • 21 Sept 2026

• Gridsight AI Energy Sector Start-up Raises $36m to Fuel US Expansion

  The Australian Financial Review • 1 Sept 2026

• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to Meet Richard Marles and Andrew Charlton to Thrash Out AI Vision

  The Australian Financial Review • 31 Aug 2026

• Australian AI Start-ups Sceptical as Government Announces Scheme to Help Them Win Big Deals

  The Australian Financial Review • 27 Aug 2026

• Canva Valuation Slashed by Backers Blackbird and Airtree as AI Costs Pile Up

  The Australian Financial Review • 14 Aug 2026

• Canva’s Artificial Intelligence Experiment a Make-or-Break Moment

  The Australian Financial Review • 10 Aug 2026

• South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas Announces a Royal Commission into Artificial Intelligence Risks and Regulation

  The Australian Financial Review • 10 Aug 2026

• Canva AI Costs and Why Australia’s Biggest Tech Company Delayed Product Launches and Missed Revenue Targets

  The Australian Financial Review • 4 Aug 2026

• AI from the Likes of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta Are in a Teenage Phase That Business Cannot Trust

  The Australian Financial Review • 3 Aug 2026

• The Risks of Cyberattacks by Autonomous Agents Is Changing the Threat Landscape Forever

  The Australian Financial Review • 30 July 2026

• How AI Became the Arena for Global Cybersecurity Arms Race

  The Australian Financial Review • 30 July 2026

• How the US-China AI Cold War Over Model Distillation Is Being Used to Stifle Global Competition and Protect Market Dominance

  The Australian Financial Review • 27 July 2026

• OpenAI Hacking Incident in US Sparks Urgent Cybersecurity Concerns in Australian Government Over Chinese Models

  The Australian Financial Review • 22 July 2026

• AI Start-ups: MoonShot AI Model Kimi K3 to Compete with Anthropic and OpenAI

  The Australian Financial Review • 20 July 2026

• CBA, Telstra Back Research Blitz into AI’s Impact on Jobs

  The Australian Financial Review • 14 July 2026

• Albanese Government Faces Stalemate with Tech Giants over AI Copyright Laws

  The Australian Financial Review • 7 July 2026

• Adam Gilmour, Australia’s Elon Musk, Has His Sights Set on a US Market Listing

  The Australian Financial Review • 6 July 2026

• Firmable, Leigh Jasper’s AI Sales Start-up, Valued at Almost $100 Million

  The Australian Financial Review • 1 Mar 2026

• AI Job Losses: Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins Urges Preparation for Potential Upheaval, Warns AI Impact Will Mirror Dotcom Crash

  The Australian Financial Review • 24 Feb 2026

• AI Investment in Australia a Priority for Albanese Government as It Pushes for Local Innovation to Capture $100 Billion Wealth

  The Australian Financial Review • 23 Feb 2026

• Sharon AI Debuts with $1 Billion Valuation on NASDAQ, Rival Firmus Technologies Plans Listing

  The Australian Financial Review • 19 Feb 2026

• Melbourne AI Firm Affinda Valued at $220 Million After Raising $25 Million in Funding Round

  The Australian Financial Review • 16 Feb 2026

• Tech Council of Australia Calls for Greater AI Consultation Between Government and Industry

  The Australian Financial Review • 12 Feb 2026

• Oliver Curtis’ Firmus Secures $10 Billion from Blackstone to Build AI Factories

  The Australian Financial Review • 9 Feb 2026

• Power Infrastructure Start-up Neara Reaches Unicorn Status with AI Models to Reinvent Energy Grids

  The Australian Financial Review • 9 Feb 2026

• Australian AI Start-up Fluency Backed by Accel and DST Global Partners

  The Australian Financial Review • 8 Feb 2026

• Software Stocks Decline as AI Innovations, like Anthropic’s Claude, Disrupt Industry

  The Australian Financial Review • 4 Feb 2026

• Kasada, a Sydney-Based AI Start-up, Reaches $300 Million as It Helps Businesses Combat AI Bots

  The Australian Financial Review • 10 Dec 2025

• Australia AI Investment: Tech Giants Advocate for Law Reforms to Boost Data Centres

  The Australian Financial Review • 26 Nov 2025

• Microsoft's Deal with Iren Nets Millions for AI Cloud Firm's Co-Founders

  The Australian Financial Review • 3 Nov 2025

• Anthony Albanese's Phone Number Leak: PM's Details Published Alongside Global Leaders

  The Australian Financial Review • 13 Oct 2025

• Australian AI Specialist Andrew Tulloch Joins Facebook Owner Meta

  The Australian Financial Review • 12 Oct 2025

• Affinda Group Acquisition: Melbourne AI Firm Buys Pathfindr in $15 Million Deal

  The Australian Financial Review • 7 Oct 2025

• ChatGPT Maker OpenAI to Open First Australian Office in Sydney

  The Australian Financial Review • 26 Aug 2025

• Tech Council of Australia and ACTU Reach Agreement to Pay for Copyrighted Material in AI Development

  The Australian Financial Review • 20 Aug 2025

• Meet Matilda, Australia’s Answer to OpenAI's ChatGPT

  The Australian Financial Review • 13 Aug 2025

• Sam Altman's Advice for Job Security in the Artificial Intelligence Era

  The Australian Financial Review • 24 July 2025

• Artificial Intelligence: Australia's China AI Quandary is a Dealmaker's Opportunity

  The Australian Financial Review • 7 July 2025

• Albanese Warned Against China's Offer to Cooperate on AI

  The Australian Financial Review • 6 July 2025

• OpenAI Chief Economist Proposes AI Tax Breaks Promising $115 Billion Windfall for Australia

  The Australian Financial Review • 29 June 2025

• Amazon CEO Warns White-Collar Staff That AI Could Replace Jobs

  The Australian Financial Review • 17 June 2025