🎉 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: 1️⃣ The unique nature of this AI wave – Unlike past general-purpose technologies like electricity or computers, AI…
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
I was glad to share some observations on AI adoption and challenges, both from CSIRO’s perspective as a science organisation and as scientists building science copilots and AI agents, as well as CSIRO’s collaboration with industry. I emphasised the importance of AI system-level evaluation, test cases, organisational learning, and the nuanced roles humans play in…
It was my pleasure to welcome this year’s cohort of 30+ Australian companies selected to engage with CSIRO and experience how to conduct digital and AI innovation. I covered some empirical studies related to the return on investment for SMEs investing in digital technologies, the impact of the new wave of AI with general capabilities…
🤔 What does “𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒇𝒖𝒍” really mean in “meaningful human oversight” when it comes to GenAI? How can humans oversee something they don’t fully understand? What are the approaches? It was a pleasure to explore these questions in my talk earlier today at the GenAI Summit Sydney. I debunked a few common myths—like “human-in-the-loop solves everything,”…
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…
The recent global IT outage due to an update from CrowdStrike taught us some interesting insights. While we could blame upstreams, why can certain organisations recover within hours while others may need weeks? Why are the most heavily regulated industries (health, finance, airlines) hit the hardest? 🤔 I answered these questions in the opening panel…
I had the great pleasure of chairing a panel (Penten CEO Greg Barsby, QuintessenceLabs founding CTO John Leiseboer, Services Australia CIDO Charles McHardie AM, and Danesh Jogia from Australian Signals Directorate) on post-quantum cybersecurity and data management resilience at the “Quantum Meets Public Service” event. The event was amazingly organised by Cathy Foley‘s Chief Scientist…
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