It's an opinion piece posted in the Technology section. Opinion pieces can be part of sections other than the dedicated op/ed section of a newspaper.
Everything about this piece marks it as opinion (most notable the language used), if that's what you're getting at.
Also, noted below the piece:
> This is an edited version of the Australian Society of Authors 2024 Colin Simpson Memorial Keynote lecture, titled ‘Creative Futures: Imagining a place for creativity in a world of artificial intelligence’
Everything about this piece marks it as opinion (most notable the language used), if that's what you're getting at.
Also, noted below the piece:
> This is an edited version of the Australian Society of Authors 2024 Colin Simpson Memorial Keynote lecture, titled ‘Creative Futures: Imagining a place for creativity in a world of artificial intelligence’