⭐️✨ It’s been an incredible week in San Francisco discussing AI Safety with experts across AI labs, civil society, government, and academia. A few key learnings:🔍 𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥: Real capabilities emerge only when AI is tested in realistic environments with access to powerful tools, real-world settings, agentic planning, and…
🚀 Exciting to see NAIC releasing “AI and ESG: An Introductory Guide for ESG Practitioners”! https://lnkd.in/gHjZ6qng CSIRO’s Data61 work featured prominently, and it’s fantastic to see our contributions expanded with even more practical examples and insights. 🌍💡 🔹 The report adopts the definition of Responsible AI from our book, Responsible AI: Best Practices for Creating…
🛣️ Back in Singapore for the 3rd time this year! It’s a testament to the growing collaboration between Australia and Singapore. First off, a big thank you to Singapore Tech Week and Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) (Helen Oh) for inviting me to the main stage panel “Synergizing Innovation: Australia and Singapore Leading the…
🚨 Exciting news! We’ve just submitted the final manuscript for our upcoming book, “Engineering AI Systems: Architecture and Devops Essentials” 🎉 It’s been a fantastic journey working with three brilliant co-authors:• Qinghua Lu, Lead of CSIRO’s Data61’s Responsible AI Science team and winner of the Asia Pacific Women in AI Trailblazer Award 2023!• Ingo Weber,…
🎉 It’s finally here – the first version of Australia’s Voluntary AI Safety Standard! 🚀 https://lnkd.in/gU694ScG led by National AI Centre Collaborating with the amazing teams at Gradient Institute and Human Technology Institute, I led the overall technical oversight of the standard with deep expertise from Data61’s responsible AI science team. The journey has just…
I was recently featured in the latest Australian Public Service (APS) Data Profession Spotlight. I shared my journey in data (well before AI was the thing) and discussed the importance of data, AI, and the responsible engineering of data/AI-based systems. See pdf here
Congratulations to our team’s wins in Victorian iAward! 🏆 ⚛ Muhammad Usman‘s Quantum Shield for Artificial Intelligence Systems won the Technology Platform category. The team designed and implemented novel quantum artificial intelligence systems that were extremely robust against attacks. The work established the integration of quantum into artificial intelligence that could lead the world to…
For many who have followed my posts, you will know I have travelled the world recently to strengthen connections with many responsible AI and AI safety research organisations, including all the new AI Safety Institutes (AISI) and many national organisations/programs with a critical mass in responsible/safe AI. CSIRO’s Data61 has built active collaborations with organisations…
🎉 𝟐𝟓 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 🎉 I got a surprise recognition today from Standards Australia. Here are some reflections:1. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. I started my involvement as a PhD student in industrial standards – LIXI for Australia’s lending industry, pushing for standards adoption by leading the creation of process/system reference architecture implementations. It was…
🌟 What a night! 🌟 Many speakers said Women in AI Asia Pacific (APAC) was their favourite AI event of the year, and I couldn’t agree more. Seeing so many dedicated women delivering impactful AI innovations was truly inspiring. 🚀 I’m thrilled to see that four finalists from CSIRO’s Data61 were recognised, with two winning…
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