Innovation

Yifei Wang and David Zhou were classmates when they completed their Master of IT at the University of Melbourne. After tutoring artificial intelligence subjects at the university, they noticed a gap in student engagement and understanding. …

History is the most distorted collection of evidence. It is just a mirage of what actually happened at any given time. However, do most of us know this? No Many of us still believe that what is taught in history books or written in books by historians and kept in…

Over the years, given some of the successful ideas or innovative businesses I’ve been lucky enough to have a part in shaping, I’m often asked the same question in different ways, over and over again: “What does the future bring?” “What’s the next big thing?” And once even asked to…

Why data should be ours to guard — and to give By Sophie Hoath Does anyone still have faith in “Big Tech”? A recent survey in the US paints a bleak picture. …

5–20 years, but clinical input can help significantly. — Trying to get discoveries made through basic scientific research to the point where they can actually help patients is, no surprise, really hard. Commonly referred to as “translational research” or “bench to bedside,” the goal of this work is to end up with new drugs, novel biomedical or diagnostic devices…

Putting local experts in charge — Across the world, women have suffered disproportionate job and income losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and they are returning to work slower than their male counterparts. Women are particularly underrepresented in tech jobs. As one of the fastest-growing sectors of the global economy, addressing the gender tech gap is…

One of the most fascinating realisations I’ve had as an AI researcher, starting perhaps more than 25 Years ago, was that at any one point the AI we’re building knows nothing but ONE SINGLE FACT, maybe only one entity/attribute/value set. guy.where = bed Or just one entity/action/object. guy.go to =…