Tag: artificial intelligence

Govt AI use to go under the microscope

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Parliament’s powerful audit committee will run the ruler over public sector AI use after it was revealed the technology was being deployed widely last year without governance frameworks in...

EncompaaS finds value in data sprawl with AI

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
The idea for EncompaaS came to its chief executive Jesse Todd through his direct experience of the massive challenges financial institutions face when it comes to compliance and managing...

Meta admits scraping Australian users’ posts to train AI

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian Facebook users’ posts from as far back as 2007 are being used to train Meta’s artificial intelligence models, the company conceded on Wednesday at a tense Senate inquiry...

‘It’s really easy to waste money’: AI cost trap set

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian organisations are struggling to get value out of early AI deployments and could be walking into a cost trap, Gartner analysts warned on Monday, urging CIOs to study...

AI adoption is a journey, not a sprint

Posted on   |  by Anmol Jain
In the energetic race toward digital transformation, there’s one technology that stands out for its potential to redefine competitiveness in every industry – artificial intelligence. But as excited as...

Harrison.ai’s new model beats GenAI giants

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Sydney-based Harrison.ai has launched a new AI model to help radiologists analyse and interpret their patients’ x-rays, proving twice as effective as major large language models. On Thursday, the...

Bridging the AI ambition gap requires urgent action

Posted on   |  by Simon Bush
Treasurer Jim Chalmers, in a recent address to the John Curtin Research Centre, articulated a compelling vision for Australia’s transition into the “fourth economy”, a future where technology, and...

Husic defends govt’s track record on AI investment

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Industry minister Ed Husic says millions in existing funding for artificial intelligence is available to local firms willing to “step up”, rejecting criticism leveled at the government over its...

Australia proposes mandatory guardrails for AI

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has proposed ten mandatory guardrails for artificial intelligence in high-risk settings as it moves to curb dangers posed by the nascent technology. A standalone Artificial Intelligence...