Author: Joseph Brookes

Australia must get access to the AI it is hosting: Treasury

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Artificial intelligence can get Australia’s economy humming again according to Treasury’s long term forecasts which are eyeing a trillion dollar digital infrastructure boom and a new innovation driver in...

Gig Guide: NSW innovation architect appointed

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The New South Wales government has locked in Kate Farr as its permanent director of innovation and collaboration, handing her responsibility for the state’s 10-year innovation plan. Ms Farr,...

Tax office laying groundwork for when AI files your returns

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The Australian Tax Office has almost a decade of experience with machine learning and big data. It’s chief information officer is still cautious about deploying generative artificial intelligence. So...

BoM erects $16m firewall with Palo Alto contract

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The Bureau of Meteorology has returned to Palo Alto Networks for its firewall through a $15.8 million deal through reseller NTT, locking in the US solution for almost the...

Analysts doubt AI ‘prophets’ call to pace frontier models

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Gartner is urging Australian tech leaders to rein in their artificial intelligence risk with new governance, security and value models, warning AI “prophets” building frontier models can’t be relied...

Gig Guide: AI trailblazer Simon Lucey heads to StartupLand

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Australian Institute for Machine Learning director Professor Simon Lucey has stepped down after six years at the 200 member research institute to lead a new AI venture. Professor Lucy...