CSIRO is inviting SMEs and startups developing solutions in digital technologies and artificial intelligence to apply for its latest Innovate to Grow program, a free eight-week, online course assisting companies with R&D. According to a statement on Thursday from the national science agency, expressions of interest have opened for the round, which will provide successful…
By Nicole Gillespie, Melbourne Business School and Steven Lockey, Melbourne Business School Have you ever used ChatGPT to draft a work email? Perhaps to summarise a report, research a topic or analyse data in a spreadsheet? If so, you certainly aren’t alone. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly transforming the world of work. Released today,…
A free, 45-minute event focussing on “how artificial intelligence tools are being used to increase productivity in industry” will be held in Adelaide’s CBD on Friday, April 11, from 2 — 2:45 pm. Flinders University’s City Campus will host the Innovation Bytes session, titled AI for Manufacturing Productivity. The session is part of the Innovation…
Sponsored article By Stéphane Marouani, Country Manager ANZ at MathWorks The automotive manufacturing sector has struggled to balance high product quality while minimising operating expenses. AI-based anomaly detection, an approach that identifies irregular patterns in machine data to predict potential problems before they occur, is an emerging strategy that should be considered by all auto…
The Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic has tasked his department and industry to develop a National AI Capability Plan, aiming to grow investment in AI capabilities to help promote economic and productivity growth. Husic said there were around 650 AI companies headquartered in Australia and in the five years to 2023 foreign investors contributed…
The South Australian government has launched a new, $1 million program to accelerate manufacturers uptake of advanced tech.
Drug manufacturer AstraZeneca has ordered four more APAS Independence laboratory instruments from AI microbiology automation manufacturer Clever Culture Systems, formally known as LBT Innovations. The order, worth $3.1 million over seven years, adds to the five APAS instruments already in use by the global pharmaceutical company, where they monitor for bacterial contamination in the company’s…
IoT security systems manufacturer Spectur’s offshoot 3 Crowns Technologies (3CT) has signed a three-year contract for $787,428 with Transport for NSW with optional extensions to nine years and a total price of $2.6 million. The company offers a range of solar powered surveillance and security systems which can be connected to a base via the…
Optiscan Imaging and Monash University have agreed to work together on its its project to develop the next-gen gastrointestinal (GI) flexible endomicroscope and Edge-AI-enabled technology. The agreement represents a further extension of the longstanding relationship Optiscan has with Monash University, with the company’s technology originally created at the university. AI capabilities are critical to Optiscan’s…
Satellite and space services company Fleet Space Technologies will collaborate with Rio Tinto to advance exploration at its Rincon Lithium Project in Argentina. Leveraging Fleet Space’s AI and satellite enabled exploration solution, ExoSphere, Rio Tinto will develop 3D subsurface maps of the reservoir, basement depth, and brine influencing structures across 100km2 of the project’s salt…