How much data does AI really need to learn something useful?

Posted on by Sebastian Rice

Data collection by businesses and governments has been creeping up on us for quite some time. From a cultural perspective, Australians generally expect personal privacy to be respected by governments, and our governments have typically argued on the world stage that democracy and “surveillance societies” are incompatible. Alongside this cultural norm, many organisations doing business … Continue reading How much data does AI really need to learn something useful?

AI in the workplace needs a lot more accountability, less secrecy

Posted on by Sebastian Rice

Artificial intelligence has had more than a few false dawns. Academic research started in the field in the 1950s, and an AI villain helped catapult the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey to fame in 1968. But while a lot of valuable AI computing methodologies have been conceived and demonstrated over the last 60 years, until … Continue reading AI in the workplace needs a lot more accountability, less secrecy