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Welcome back to Neural Notes, a weekly column where we go through some of the biggest and most interesting AI news of the week. In this edition: one million free AI courses for SMEs, an exclusive chat about Xero’s new AI assistant, and some eyebrow-raising data about how AI is being rolled out in Australian businesses.
One million free AI courses
The National AI Centre (NAIC), the Institute of Applied Technology Digital (IATD), and the CSIRO have joined forces to offer a free ‘Introduction to AI’ course to one million Australians.
The course is entirely online and is roughly two-and-a-half hours long.
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