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.

“Nope, not for me, don’t come again.”

That's a great way to respond to a door-knocking salesman. The only thing that could make it better is not having to answer the door at all – which will soon become a reality as an Aussie security camera maker uses AI to turn its smart doorbells into home security agents that can act as human.

Google was slow to the artificial intelligence race for a reason. And now, with its latest suite of AI products launched, it wants to seize market share from rivals Amazon and Microsoft. With more flexibility and a "superior" product to its competitors, Google's cloud division chief Thomas Kurian says doing so won't be a problem.

Artificial intelligence and all of its required infrastructure is having a moment. The power, the storage and the chips needed to fuel the nation's AI boom is capital intensive, requires significant cooling and energy and it's all beholden to how the construction industry is faring.

Let me know what you think — lynchj@theaustralian.com.au