Tag: Ian Oppermann

NSW must keep searching for ‘ubiquitous connectivity’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Minns government is being urged to carry on the state’s pursuit of “ubiquitous connectivity” by partnering with industry and innovators to overcome the digital divide with a complex...

NSW govt dissolved chief data scientist role

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The New South Wales government permanently “retired” the role of chief data scientist late last year, prompting Professor Ian Oppermann, the architect of the state’s AI Assurance Framework, to...

Australia’s CDR-enabled digital economy has been strangled

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
Remember the optimism around the Open Banking revolution and Australia’s new digital data economy opportunity a few years back? It was enthusiastic but fleeting, having bubbled-up somewhere after the...

Gig Guide: NSW data guru Ian Oppermann out

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New South Wales’ first-ever chief data scientist Ian Oppermann is hanging up his boots after more than eight years in the role to join the technology advisory firm set...

NSW resetting AI ethics guide for national bar

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The New South Wales government has bolstered its artificial intelligence guardrails, adding new guidance for public servants using the generative tools like ChatGPT while redrafting its nation leading framework...

Buckle up: The AI genie is out of the bottle

Posted on   |  by Dr Ian Oppermann
We have largely been taken by surprise by the tremendous advances in capability of the latest Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI. Across domains from music and art...

NSW govt to refresh AI framework

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The New South Wales government guide for using artificial intelligence is being refreshed as more agencies implement the technology and user-friendly generative tools obscure the risks from public servants....

NSW govt flexes AI policies in wake of ChatGPT

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Past efforts to address “less impressive” forms of artificial intelligence have helped the New South Wales government respond to the challenges and opportunities presented by ChatGPT, according to the...

AI framework is a ‘soft stick’ to guide govt: Oppermann

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The New South Wales Government’s new artificial intelligence assurance framework is a “soft stick” intended at providing the guard rails for the use of the technology, the state’s chief...