Australia's China AI quandary is a dealmaker's opportunity
It would take a dramatic shift in policy position for Australia to suddenly start collaborating with China on AI infrastructure such as data centres and the equipment that runs them. But it would be wrong to assume that advances in capability will always come from America first.
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