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Labor frontbencher warns AI bill could skyrocket to $40bn-a-year amid push for local models, companies

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Labor frontbencher warns AI bill could skyrocket to $40bn-a-year amid push for local models, companies

Australians are racking up the bill for foreign-dominated AI models, with one Labor frontbencher warning that cost could skyrocket without local intervention.

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