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Global talent to drive NSW AI ambitions

A funny thing happened in New South Wales last Friday. Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello unveiled the state’s first ever artificial intelligence strategy at an afternoon event in Sydney...

Aust-US ties on science and tech bolstered

14 August 2020 | by Elise McDonald

Australia and the United States have moved to strengthened their history of collaboration through a senior-level dialogue on science and frontier technologies led by Industry Minister Karen Andrews. Minister...

Our future is in artificial intelligence

20 July 2020 | by James Riley

The proliferation of artificial intelligence technology will have a bigger impact on the global economy and society than the internet, according to outgoing Cisco Australia chief technology officer Kevin...

Apply AI to the tech capability audit

24 June 2020 | by Marie Johnson

Albert Einstein famously said, “we cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” And if ever there was a need for new thinking...

Australia joins global AI partnership

16 June 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Australia has become a founding member of a new global artificial intelligence partnership pledging to support responsible and human-centre technology. The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) will guide...

Building the AI talent pipeline: Toby Walsh

15 June 2020 | by James Riley

Australian policymakers should follow the UK government’s lead by investing in artificial intelligence and data science conversion courses for our top graduates as the fastest way to create a...

China: COVID-19 and AI healthcare response

11 May 2020 | by Philippa Jones

COVID-19 has proven an ideal testbed for an industry very much in its infancy. Diagnosing the virus requires lung CT scans to identify GGO (ground glass opacity), a key...

An Aussie voice in AI standards

16 March 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government needs to do more to ensure Australia’s voice is heard in the global setting of standards for artificial intelligence, a new report has found. Standards Australia’s...

Legislation alone won’t cut it for AI

18 December 2019 | by Clare Payne and Christina Larkin

At times we have a strained relationship with the law. Sometimes we call for more regulation as if it’s the only answer, that it might protect us once and...

Building an Ethical Framework for Artificial Intelligence

11 December 2019 | by Dr Nicholas Nicoloudis

When looking at artificial intelligence (AI), people’s initial fear always rings out the loudest: will robots steal away jobs? We want to dispel this misconception immediately and wholeheartedly. Ethical AI is about...

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