About What's New In AI
Australia's plain-English AI news service — for the people AI is actually changing.
What's New In AI is an independent Australian publication that explains the biggest artificial intelligence stories of the day in plain English. We exist for the people AI actually affects — small business owners, parents, workers, retirees and anyone trying to make sense of a technology moving faster than the headlines.
What makes us different
Independent & Australian
Not owned by a tech vendor or platform. Edited from Australia, for Australia.
Plain English first
Every story has a "what this means in plain English" explainer. No jargon, no hype.
Always credited
Every article links out to the original source. We summarise and explain — we don't republish.
Human-reviewed
AI helps us scan and draft. Our editorial team reviews what gets published.
Our editorial standards
- Accuracy. We link to the original source on every story. If we get something wrong, we correct it and note the change.
- Plain language. If a 14-year-old or a 70-year-old wouldn't understand it, we rewrite it.
- No hype. We don't run press releases, vendor marketing, or speculation dressed up as news.
- Disclosed AI use. Articles are drafted with AI assistance and reviewed by the WNIAI Newsroom. We tell you that openly on every page.
- Reader-first. We choose stories based on what will actually affect Australians — not what's trending on tech Twitter.
Read the full editorial policy for our approach to sourcing, corrections and AI-assisted writing.
What you'll find here
- Daily summaries of the AI stories that matter — explained without jargon
- "AI for Everyday Australians" — guides on scams, small business, jobs and retirement
- "Why it matters" commentary written for non-technical readers
- Full attribution and outbound links to the original reporting
Who we are
We're a small Australian editorial team — writers, technologists and former newsroom staff — who think the AI story has been told badly for too long. Most coverage is either techno-utopian breathlessness or doom. The everyday reality is more interesting, more useful, and more relevant. That's what we cover.
Get in touch
Spotted an error? Have an AI story we should cover? Want to suggest a topic for our "Everyday AI" series? We'd love to hear from you.