๐ฅ Excited to have joined the AJCAI panel on responsible and safe AI, focusing on operationalising Australia’s AI Safety Standard! As a key author of the standard, I shared some insights about the motivations behind it and how it fits with other international standards. Here are a few key points: ๐ก๏ธ AI Safety Standards: ๐ค…
Itโs my great honour and pleasure to deliver the opening keynote at the Australasian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2024. https://ajcai2024.org/ ๐๏ธ In this keynote, I reflected on the journey and challenges of trustworthy AI: from models to systems to agents. ๐ Although you might be familiar with much of the work CSIRO’s Data61 do…
Just wrapped up my talk at the DAIRNet AI Symposium 2024, diving into Generative AI and its applications in cybersecurity and decision-making. Great discussions and a thought-provoking exchange of ideas! Slides: Dropbox Link
โญ๏ธโจ Itโs been an incredible week in San Francisco discussing AI Safety with experts across AI labs, civil society, government, and academia. A few key learnings:๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ: Real capabilities emerge only when AI is tested in realistic environments with access to powerful tools, real-world settings, agentic planning, and…
๐ It’s incredible how much has changed in just a year! When I delivered the opening talk at last year’s Generative AI for Government Summit, we were still experimenting cautiously and exploring the technology’s potential. This year, in the second installment of the conference, I had the chance to share CSIRO’s Data61 lessons learned from…
First, on 30th October (11:00 am to 12:00 pm AEDT), I’ll dive into “๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐: ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐’๐ ๐จ๐ฐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ”, hosted by National AI Centre. Having contributed to its development, together with other panellists, I’ll share how Australia’s work aligns internationally, from high-level principles and frameworks to concrete practices, and how Australia is leading many…
๐ฃ๏ธ 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 โSynergizing Innovation: Australia and Singapore Leading the…
I have a confession to make. Although I studied physics (I loved maths, but more importantly, useful maths) and computer science (a long-time hobby turned profession), I once dreamed of becoming a lawyer. ๐ I was the best debater at my university and even competed nationally. Some of my favourite books include jurisprudence and constitutional…
๐ It was a pleasure speaking at the ASFA | The Voice of Super conference about our ESG-Responsible AI framework (CSIRO’s Data61 Alphinity Investment Management Jessica Cairns )https://lnkd.in/gw9FFKJG During my panel, I focused on three key points: 1๏ธโฃ The unique nature of this AI wave โ Unlike past general-purpose technologies like electricity or computers, AI…
I was glad to share some observations on AI adoption and challenges, both from CSIROโs perspective as a science organisation and as scientists building science copilots and AI agents, as well as CSIROโs collaboration with industry. I emphasised the importance of AI system-level evaluation, test cases, organisational learning, and the nuanced roles humans play in…
