Artificial Intelligence

A step toward Artificial Intelligence working for Australians

A step toward Artificial Intelligence working for Australians

Last month we wrote a piece titled ‘Reliable data – a core underpinning of Artificial Intelligence’. And back in September we wrote a short piece under the title ‘Will the Robodebt stouch help define AI down under?’ In recent weeks these two stories have come together...

Reliable data – a core underpinning of Artificial Intelligence

Reliable data – a core underpinning of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is possibly the hottest of hot topics at the moment, particularly when it comes to reliable data. ​What makes headlines is AI’s combination of wonderful potential applications; everything from curing cancer to driver-less cars, and a...

Will the Robodebt stouch help define AI down under?

Will the Robodebt stouch help define AI down under?

At an AI forum recently I posed the question: 'Centrelink, robodebt collection, discuss’.I thought it was pretty pithy bit of questioning on one of the most controversial and high profile activities in the Australia.  The responses from the very respectable panellists...

Why Australia is a data analytics hub

Why Australia is a data analytics hub

For a country that seems distant and remote to the rest of the world, Australia has always had a firm place in the global arena of cutting-edge technology.From Wi-Fi to the bionic ear, the emergence of large technology companies like Atlassian and Canva, to the growth...

Why a business’s unique data is its most valuable asset

Why a business’s unique data is its most valuable asset

When Caesar’s Entertainment Group went into bankruptcy in 2015, creditors did not evaluate the luxurious business’s unique data (or the multiple properties and land the group owned) as the most valuable asset of the business. It was Caesar’s customer loyalty program...

Consumer Data Right: what does it mean for data in Australia?

Consumer Data Right: what does it mean for data in Australia?

On 1 August 2019, the Consumer Data Right Bill was passed by the Senate, effectively changing the Australian data landscape for the foreseeable future.The legislation amendment was a push by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to exert pressure on the banking sector by...