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…
๐ 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. ๐๐ก ๐น The report adopts the definition of Responsible AI from our book, Responsible AI: Best Practices for Creating…
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…
๐จ Exciting news! Weโve just submitted the final manuscript for our upcoming book, โEngineering AI Systems: Architecture and Devops Essentialsโ ๐ Itโs been a fantastic journey working with three brilliant co-authors:โข Qinghua Lu, Lead of CSIRO’s Data61โs Responsible AI Science team and winner of the Asia Pacific Women in AI Trailblazer Award 2023!โข Ingo Weber,…
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 Itโs finally here โ the first version of Australiaโs Voluntary AI Safety Standard! ๐ 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…
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