Google rep denies using AI for live Senate responses, dodges market dominance claims
In a Senate committee on Friday, Google faced questions about its market dominance in search and AI, as well as the possible use of AI during the hearing.
Neural Notes: Competition is good, contradiction is not in the race for global AI standards
In this edition: Aurélie Jacquet, director of Ethical AI Consulting and chair of Standards Australia’s AI Committee talks about the parts of AI implementation that aren't talked about enough. This includes interoperability between systems, global standards and not leading with FOMO.
Repeat after me: Your AI agent is not a worker
Aubrey Blanche-Sarellano says some companies and leaders are anthropomorphising AI agents, calling them “AI workers” or “digital workers”. As leaders in people and culture, Blanche-Sarellano argues we should push back on this: loudly and urgently.
Neural Notes: The fall of gender equity programs and what it means for tech and AI
In this issue: the end of Boosting Female Founders, Women Who Code and Girls in Tech and the threat this poses to the tech and AI sectors.
The Pitch-winning AI glaucoma screening startup Eyeonic raises $2.6 million
Melbourne-based startup Eyeonic that uses artificial intelligence to enable home glaucoma testing on laptop or tablet screens has finalised its oversubscribed $2.6 million seed round raise.
AI compliance startup Graceview raises $1.5 million for global expansion
Graceview has landed $1.5 million for its AI compliance platform and has its eyes set on expanding across Europe and Asia.
Neural Notes: How AI is transforming the business of sport
In this edition of Neural Notes, Tegan Jones is gratuitously capitalising on the Olympics by taking a look at how AI is being used on the commercial side of sports.
Canva snaps up Leonardo.AI in blockbuster acquisition
Canva has revealed plans to acquire hotshot Australian AI startup, Leonardo.Ai in a bid to strengthen its suite of visual AI tools.
Opinion: AI rockets are taking off, but can they land?
Rampersand partner Andrew Poesaste says while the initial hype was deafening, there are signs it's fading. The question now is: can high-flying AI startups translate early promise into long-term success?
Neural Notes: ACCC probes LLM market, Meta’s new Llama, and KFC’s drive-through experiment
In this edition: Australia's competition watchdog reveals a new focus on large langage models (LLMs); Meta touts its "most capable" models yet; and KFC causes a clucking flurry at the drive-through.
Paris Olympics 2024 has an ‘AI agenda’. Here’s what it means for the future of sport
The 2024 Summer Olympics, kicking off in Paris on July 26, will be the first instalment of the quadrennial sports fest since the International Olympic Committee unveiled its Olympic AI Agenda.
Neural Notes: Girl Geek Academy wants to bring AI to the classroom
This week in Neural Notes: Girl Geek Academy gets a new managing director and unveils ambitious plans to teach AI in high school.
