New paper alert (working draft)! “When you really understand what AI is doing, it’s no longer AI — it’s just boring automation.” That old AI community joke captures the paradox of human oversight. We trust calculators and complex business process engines with millions of if–else rules, running hundreds of steps, responding to environmental changes, and…
After my slightly controversial talk on 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜, I delivered another talk at APS Learn series on 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜. 𝗠𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴. We write first for self-understanding, then for audience understanding. AI cannot replace that understanding, but it can be a strong discussion partner.…
The newly released Auditor-General’s report on AI governance at the ATO is a good read. While I won’t comment on the specific cases, the broader lessons for government entities (pages 13-14) are valuable and ring true. Given CSIRO’s Data61‘s contributions to the National Assurance Framework for Government Use of AI (released by DTA) and Australia’s…
The International Science Council has released a White Paper titled ‘Preparing National Research Ecosystems for AI,’ which examines how different nations are approaching AI opportunities through their research ecosystems. I contributed to the Australian Case Study, including the pivotal role of CSIRO in AI for Science, responsible and safe AI, and general research-driven AI innovation.…
When I was writing my last two books, I kept wondering: would this be the last book I ever wrote? Why would people still seek knowledge from books when AI can synthesise information across diverse sources, delivering it in a personalised and conversational manner tailored to individual knowledge levels and interests? And to be honest,…
🚨 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,…
The word “𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒍” has become very popular recently as a major approach for AI developers, deployers, and regulators to achieve responsible and safe AI. But what does it mean exactly? 🤔 For some, it means anything that can help safeguard and achieve responsible and safe AI, ranging from governance practices to stakeholder engagement, design, testing/assessment/evaluation,…
I often get asked which underlying foundation model one should choose for their use cases, and whether an organisation or a country should even train one given the immense compute and talent challenges. It’s a complex space to navigate. 🌐 This question becomes even more perplexing with some recent intriguing discoveries, such as:1. Picking and…
You may have seen our ESG-AI framework for investors released a few months ago as a high-level report and associated question bank tools https://lnkd.in/gw9FFKJG There’s a lot of additional science and detailed work behind it. For those interested in knowing more and contributing to advancing the science of measuring Responsible AI through the lens of…
I’m excited to share our new paper on AI safety evaluation! One of the biggest challenges I’ve encountered in my work is the confusion caused when different communities use the same terms to mean very different things. For example, “AI testing” means one thing to policymakers, another to AI system/software testers, and yet another to…
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