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Australian startup joins race to build local ChatGPT


Sovereign Australia AI has unveiled plans to build Australis, a local alternative to the AI models of tech giants OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta.

Two Australian entrepreneurs have joined the race to build a local alternative to the artificial intelligence models created by tech giants like OpenAI and Meta, earmarking $10 million to compensate copyright owners for their work. Sovereign Australia AI was founded by AI strategist Simon Kriss and technology executive Troy Neilson who shared concerns that Australia’s access to the critical technology would be at the mercy of the decisions made in the United States or China.

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