Tag: artificial intelligence

Do no harm: Managing the social risks of AI

Posted on   |  by Jordan Guiao
Science is about making the world clearer and more understandable. By classifying the world into observable, repeatable, verifiable phenomena we move towards a shared sense of reality rather than...

Our leaders must be fluent in the language of technology

Posted on   |  by Dr Kai Riemer, Dr Sandra Peter and Dr Pat Norman
Change must start at the top, with upskilling of Australian executives and leaders. As consumers, Australians are world-leading in adopting new technologies. But our businesses, and their corporate boards,...

Reimagining expertise: Malcolm Gladwell 2.0

Posted on   |  by Professor Thomas Hajdu
The rapid advancement of generative AI is challenging long-held notions of expertise and mastery. The traditional belief, epitomised by Malcolm Gladwell’s “10,000-hour rule” – that expertise demands extensive practice...

Zero-shot inference and the future of forecasting

Posted on   |  by Alexei Domorev
In any organisation, time series forecasting remains a fundamental problem that has a tremendous impact on a vast range of activities covering anything from resource planning to budgeting. Time...

Rebuilding national competitive advantage

Posted on   |  by David McKeague
Australia has had a competitively thinning economy over the last 30 years. Australian corporates have reduced inhouse research and development – Telstra Research, Comalco Research, Wormald Research are just...

Droneshield AI engine lifts UAV defences

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
It’s hard to argue when DroneShield chief technology officer Angus Bean says it’s been a “wildly successful” year for the Australian counterdrone tech company.  After launching in Virginia, US...

Vic child protection agency ordered to block GenAI tools

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria’s privacy watchdog has ordered the state’s child protection agency to block access to generative AI tools on its network after a caseworker entered sensitive personal information into ChatGPT...

CSIRO’s new green and lean AI capability gets to work

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Artificial intelligence has permeated into all aspects of the CSIRO’s research operations, driving its decision to invest $16 million into a new high performance computer system and raising the...