NEWS BRIEFING: Australia’s AI moment has arrived and it’s make or break time

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way Australians live their lives, from your ‘up next’ playlist, to chatbots and even garbage trucks, AI is already in our homes and on our streets. But a new report by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) and the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) say that Australia’s AI moment has arrived and it’s make or break time to embrace a responsible AI future. In the report, 13 of Australia’s top AI experts say that AI can improve the way we live our lives, but to get there, Aussies need to get to know the basics of AI, how it works, and its potential impacts, as well as develop new research and regulation.

Media release

From: Australian Science Media Centre

The report Responsible AI: Your questions answered provides essential guidance to aid the development of AI technologies in Australia.

Speakers:

Kylie Walker, CEO Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)
Professor Simon Lucey, Director Australian Institute for Machine Learning
Professor Shazia Sadiq FTSE, Professor of Computer Science at the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland
Stela Solar, Director of the National AI Centre

Date: 22 November 2023
Start Time: 09:30am AEDT
Duration: Approx 45 min
Venue: Online - Zoom

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Organisation/s: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), The University of Queensland, Australian Institute of Machine Learning, National AI Centre

Funder: the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) and the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML)

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