Artificial Intelligence
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Leading the way to an ethical AI future
Author: Kaaren Koomen AM, Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs, A/NZ As so well described in the Data 61 Report of Nov 2019, AI is one of those technologies which ‘has the power to change life itself and has the potential to transform economies, unlock new societal and environmental value, and accelerate scientific discovery‘. AI’s future […]
Artificial Intelligence to help in the fight against diabetes
Jessica Ball’s life changed in March. The 33-year-old, from Hervey Bay in Queensland, has been living with diabetes for 12 years. Balancing her blood glucose levels as a busy mother with three young children is a continuous struggle. Some days, she takes about four insulin injections; other days, she may need up to eight to […]
Leading the way to an ethical AI future
Author: Kaaren Koomen AM, Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs, A/NZ As so well described in the Data 61 Report of Nov 2019, AI is one of those technologies which ‘has the power to change life itself and has the potential to transform economies, unlock new societal and environmental value, and accelerate scientific discovery‘. AI’s future […]
How AI is breathing new life into te reo Māori with chatbot
Author: Jason Lovell, Reobot creator “Kia ora!” – Whether you’re Māori or not using this greeting says so much about New Zealand and how proud we are of our unique culture. Although, it hasn’t always been this way. It’s only in recent years that we’ve really started to take steps to make sure it remains […]
The emergence of the tech-savvy martecheter
Author: Amanda Johnston-Pell, Vice President, Marketing Services Center Asia Pacific, China and Japan IBM CHQ, Marketing Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian recently said: “Programming is modern-day literacy.” This quote really resonated with me. Last year my son took part in a Coder Academy Day – a dedicated IBM-sponsored program which gave him his first taste of […]
The AI sommelier making you the wine expert
Standing in front of a wall of wine bottles trying to find something that you’ll like can feel futile. One online wine retailer is using artificial intelligence to help find what you’re looking for. Author: Alex Braae, Staff Writer of The Spinoff. Originally published on The Spinoff. It can take a lifetime to truly become […]
Harnessing tech to save Australia’s beaches
Author: Dr Adam Makarucha, Data Scientist, IBM Systems Australia is blessed with some of the world’s most beautiful coastline. Our island nation is home to more than 10,000 beaches, ranging from a few dozen metres to hundreds of kilometres long. But increasingly, these iconic locales are slowly disappearing before our eyes. As a Data Scientist […]
Behind this AI is the woman shaping its future: Meet Lee Hatton, UBank
Like our children—we build artificial intelligence (AI) in our own image. All is inherited: our bias, inclinations, habits, good and bad intentions are transposed into 1s and 0s, and then absorbed by these synthetic-thought thinking machines. AI is better for it. It’s true: companies leading the way in artificial intelligence have come to realise the […]
IBM is honouring women who are putting AI to work in business
UBank CEO, Lee Hatton joins our inaugural Women Leaders in AI list Author: Moragh Blyth, Head of Marketing Cloud & Cognitive, Systems and IBM Brand A/NZ As an Aussie woman working in technology in A/NZ, I can’t tell you how proud I was to learn that a fellow Australian and a New Zealander made the […]
Women Leaders in AI
Woodside Energy’s Chief Digital Officer, Shelley Kalms joins our inaugural Women Leaders in AI list Author: Moragh Blyth, Head of Marketing Cloud & Cognitive, Systems and IBM Brand A/NZ As an Aussie woman working in technology in A/NZ, I can’t tell you how proud I was to learn that a fellow Australian and a Kiwi […]
With AI-powered translation, industries look to speak every customer’s language
Author: Jordan Teicher, Content Producer, IBM Industries and and Joseph Rakowski When Aussie, Danny May’s passport was stolen during a business trip to China, he had to think quickly to try to recover it. So he downloaded a translation app on his phone, searched for some Chinese phrases that might help explain his situation, […]
Guided by a sense of purpose
Author: David La Rose, General Manager, IBM Partner Ecosystem, IBM Systems I felt particularly proud to be an IBMer when I sat down to watch the ABC’s Catalyst Program talking about the advances we are making in robotics and the impact it’s having on the lives of so many Aussies. On the show, Dr Nikki […]