Clearview’s facial recognition app allows users to upload a photo of a face and match it to one on the Internet. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) opened a joint investigation into the personal information handling practices of Clearview AI Inc in July…
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Malaysia’s fertile ground for agtech investments
Malaysia is currently home to a growingly robust agriculture technology ecosystem. Chilli farmers under the purview of Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan Kuala Langat (PPKKL) are now reaping the benefits from their investments into digital agriculture technology (AgTech). By adopting Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled fertigation systems, these farmers are benefitting from encouraging…
Read MoreWorldwide AI software market to reach US$62B in 2022
Market growth will accelerate as organisations progress their AI maturity. Worldwide artificial intelligence (AI) software revenue is forecast to total $US62.5 billion in 2022, an increase of 21.3 per cent from 2021, according to a new forecast from Gartner, Inc. “The AI software market is picking up speed, but its long-term…
Read MoreDrumBeat.ai project taps AI and cloud to tackle Indigenous hearing challenge
Exploring how artificial intelligence can be used to interpret and triage images. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island children are three times more likely to suffer from otitis media (middle ear infections) and twice as likely to have long-term hearing problems than non-Indigenous children in Australia. If left unchecked, ear disease…
Read MoreTigerGraph partners with AI Singapore
Distributed native graph database training and certification to AISG’s engineers and apprentices. TigerGraph and AI Singapore (AISG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry enablement activities through AISG’s programmes in Singapore. TigerGraph will offer distributed native graph database training and certification to…
Read MoreYonsei University unveil collaboration to bring IBM Quantum System One to Korea
Korea set to become the fourth country to have a co-located IBM Quantum System One. Yonsei University announced that Korea is expected to become the fourth country in the world to have an on-premises IBM Quantum System One after the United States, Germany, and Japan. Expected to be deployed at the Songdo International…
Read MoreAustralia invests A$111M in Quantum Technology
Investment To Back Australia’s Quantum Technology Future. The Morrison Government is investing $111 million to secure Australia’s quantum future, supporting the commercialisation, adoption and use of this new technology to create jobs, support Australian business and keep Australians safe. Prime Minister Scott Morrison today released the Blueprint and Action Plan…
Read MoreMeta/Facebook announcement shows Aussie data out of “our” control
The former Head of Information Warfare for Australian Defence, shows the value of data is ‘outside of our control’. This Meta/facebook announcement that it will no longer have face recognition, but continue with data collection, comes on the heels of a major Europol operation in Switzerland and Ukraine, conducted in…
Read MoreFujitsu and Aichi Cancer Centre develop AI system
Offer patients personalised cancer treatment. Aichi Cancer Centre and Fujitsu Limited have developed an AI solution able to select effective medical treatment from a wide range of drugs based on patients’ individual cancer types and various genomic variants. The effectiveness of the new solution has been verified in clinical trials…
Read MoreCBA partners with global AI leader H2O.ai
Strategic partnership with H2O.ai boosts the bank’s AI capabilities. Commonwealth Bank has formed an exclusive partnership and taken a minority stake in H2O.ai, a global leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Headquartered in Silicon Valley, H2O.ai operates the cloud-based machine learning platform, H2O AI Cloud, and employs a significant number of…
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