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Apply AI to the tech capability audit

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...

Alan Finkel on AI ethics and law

10 December 2019 | by Denham Sadler

Australia should be a global leader in artificial intelligence ethics and human rights, with the consequences of even just one slip-up being “immense”, according to chief scientist Dr Alan...

AI roadmap points to co-creation

18 November 2019 | by James Riley

The federal government has unveiled its industry roadmap for building a viable Australian artificial intelligence sector to coincide with the Karen Andrews-inspired AI Summit at Old Parliament House . The...

Our billion-dollar AI opportunity

16 September 2019 | by David McClure

Like electricity, artificial intelligence (AI) is a general purpose technology that has the potential to drastically alter societies through its impact on economic and social structures. The AI revolution...

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