Tag: Toby Walsh

CSIRO exec to oversee Australian Research Council

CSIRO’s chief operating officer Judi Zielke has been appointed acting chief executive of the Australian Research Council (ARC) in a move away from the academic experience of previous leaders at the agency responsible for around $800 million of research funding each year. The move, announced quietly on Monday night...

ARC grants: Politicians must stop meddling

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In countries like Denmark and Germany, gifts are given on Christmas Eve, rather than Christmas morning. Likewise, on Christmas Eve 2021, 587 groups of researchers at universities around Australia...

Plans to restrict foreign research teams ‘dangerous’

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The federal government plan to crackdown on foreign research collaboration on emerging technologies is a “dangerous development” that risks holding back burgeoning sectors such as artificial intelligence, UNSW Professor...

Uninspiring: ScoMo’s tech adoption fail

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Local tech leaders have railed against Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s emphasis on tech adoption rather than creation, branding it “uninspiring”, lacking in ambition and “the opposite of what we...

Sport, data, and an unspooling privacy problem

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Australia has a chance to be ahead of the curve and get the settings right to prevent the further invasive collection of data in professional sport, according to Professor...

Australia joins global AI partnership

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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

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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...

Vic privacy chief enters AI debate

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The Victorian Information Commissioner has entered the national discussion on the future of artificial intelligence, and warned that the new technology has the potential to deliver a profound impact...

Must act now to shape AI future

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The decisions made today by the federal government and private sector will determine whether Australia capitalises on the opportunities artificial intelligence offers or is left behind the rest of...

Designing trust into AI platforms

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A big part building societal trust in new technology like artificial intelligence systems is to have quality designers creating it, according to Ellen Broad, head of technical delivery in...