| Good afternoon, Welcome to your twice-weekly look at how generative AI is transforming the way we live, work and play plus the latest news and analysis. A little over a week ago 23-year-old Annie Liao convinced four people in their 50s to sleep on bunk beds in a dormitory-style setting 2.5 hours outside of Sydney. The weekend getaway was a test run for what will become Australia’s first AI hacker house, a concept popular in the US where tech and start-up workers co-live for months at a time to build and develop businesses. Ms Liao, behind the project, thinks the Hawkes Nest home will become the centre point for some of Australia’s greatest AI work. In other news, Shane Luke, the artificial intelligence boss at human resources titan Workday, explains why he believes regulators should take their cues from the automotive industry as they decide how best to rein in the much-hyped technology. Meanwhile, we take a look inside the new $53m AI-powered smart factory where robots do all the heavy lifting – and some of the baking. Let me know what you think — lynchj@theaustralian.com.au | 