National AI Centre

Congratulations to CSIRO, bringing some of the world's most powerful computing to Australia through the development of the Virga high-performance computing cluster.   Based in Canberra’s CDC Hume Data Centre, Virga includes state of the art Dell PowerEdge XE9640 servers, NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPU accelerator. It's the first deployment of its kind in Australia, designed to optimise AI workflows while being power-efficient using direct liquid cooling.   As the advancement of AI technologies accelerates, Professor Elanor Huntington shares that researchers can leverage the machine learning techniques to drive scientific advancements, such as 'developing world-leading flexible printed solar panels, predicting fires, measuring wheat crops and developing vaccines, just to name a few'. The Virga cluster features: - NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPU accelerators to support deep learning, machine learning and AI - 94GB of high-bandwidth memory per GPU - Transformer Engine - significantly speeds up AI performance and capabilities and helps train large models within days or even hours - 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors - hybrid direct liquid cooling to reduce the need for energy intensive air cooling.   This investment contributes to the development of sovereign AI capability and technology. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gRcYKtNa   #AIAustralia #research #ArtificialIntelligence #science #supercomputer #startups

Congratulation to the winners of the Women in AI Awards 2024 APAC. National AI Centre is thrilled we could be the premier sponsor this year, and proud to see the top winners from our AI Ecosystem Members in Australia as well as APAC. 🏆Grand Winner – Nicole Robinson from Lyro Robotics – pioneering robotic picking and packing solutions to create efficient, reliable and secure foods supply chains 🏆First Runner up – Sarah M. Erfani AI Researcher working on research in AI trustworthiness aims to enhance AI safety and reliability. 🏆Second Runner up – Catherine Jones Radiology Researcher and AI Developer advancing AI in Health with Annalise.ai & Harrison.ai 🏆Second Runner up – Maggie Liuzzi innovating with AI for Canva Congrats to all the finalists AI in Social Good - Isabelle T. AI in Agribusiness and Rural Development - Nicole Robinson AI in Climate - Dr Ekta Sharma AI in Creative Industry - Sarah Kaur AI in Risk & Cyber Security - Ganna Pogrebna AI in Data - Lun-Wei Ku AI in Defence and Intelligence - Sarah M. Erfani AI in Education - Sarah Vivienne Bentley AI in Environment and Biodiversity - Jacinta Holloway-Brown AI in Finance - Sigrid Rouam, MS, PhD AI in Health - Catherine Jones AI in Infrastructure - Lalitha Krishnamoorthy, Ph.D. AI in Sports - Su Jella (MAICD, MBA) AI in Manufacturing - Thuy Nguyen (Gwen) Community Contribution in AI - Hui Xiang Chua AI in First Nation's Leadership - Terri Janke Emerging Leadership in AI - Patsy Ng AI in Research Excellence - Faezeh Marzbanrad AI in Innovation - Maggie Liuzzi AI in Law - Audrey Lobo-Pulo AI in Marketing & Martech - Elisa Choy (蔡日偉) AI in Mining - Mahsa Paknezhad AI in Quantum - Catarina Moreira AI in Space - Anais Möller It's inspiring to see the tremendous talent from across our region leveraging AI to solve some of the greatest challenges across industries. https://lnkd.in/geFXMU-S #ArtificialIntelligence #AIAustralia #AILeadership #Melbourne #Leadership

Mark your calendars for October 21-22 and join us in Melbourne for Australia’s premier AI event, the AI Leadership Summit 🦾 https://bit.ly/3RFF9D0 Hosted by the NAIC and CEDA - Committee for Economic Development of Australia, the summit will feature the latest AI thought leadership, interactive workshops, Australian AI discovery stage and networking opportunities. Save your seat: https://bit.ly/3RFF9D0 #ArtificialIntelligence #AIAustralia #AILeadership #Melbourne #Leadership

Australia’s AI Month is back for 2024! Mark your calendars for 14 Oct to 15 Nov 🗓️ AI Month is an opportunity for everyone to learn more about AI, and to celebrate Australia's amazing AI capabilities, talent and potential. We invite organisations, community groups, research institutes, academia, businesses, startups, thought leaders and industries to actively participate by hosting AI-related events during this period. These could be in-person or virtual workshops, fireside chats, hackathons and panel discussions. 📧 If you are planning to host AI events during this time, 14 Oct to 15 Nov, 2024, please email us at NAIC@industry.gov.au with the following details or any questions you may have: date location event name organisation event contact email URL if available. Join us to shape Australia’s Safe and Responsible AI future this AI Month 🌏 #ArtificialIntelligence #AIAustralia #Innovation #Leadership #Community

Join us in congratulating InsightWise.ai, winners of the People's Choice Award at the AI Sprint 👏     InsightWise.ai is an AI-powered data analytics engine, turning qualitative information into insights. It can analyse documents, interview transcripts, audio and video files.     Founder and CEO Katherine Larish is an advocate of collaborative intelligence, blending digital and human skills to create innovative solutions.    Learn more about InsightWise.ai's capabilities: https://bit.ly/3RHq8QU    We were proud to host these awards with Stone & Chalk and Google Cloud.     #AI #AIAustralia #startup #dataanalytics

👋 Hi, from our new home! The National AI Centre (NAIC), is in its first week at the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.    Following the 2024-25 Budget decision to move NAIC from CSIRO to DISR, NAIC becomes the Commonwealth’s flagship organisation for enabling industry engagement on AI, and driving new models of collaboration among researchers, academics and industry.     We are both excited and thankful. Excited because of this opportunity to create greater impact and bring voices from across Australia closer to government’s AI strategy. Thankful because so many at CSIRO's Data61 have supported us to grow to this level of impact and maturity.    We will continue our core focus:  - supporting AI adoption for small and medium businesses by addressing barriers and challenges   - growing an AI industry and convening the AI ecosystem   - uplifting safe and responsible AI practice.    We will shortly resume our regular online programming. Until then, please be patient with us as we’re doing exciting things including setting up new laptops, onboarding training and getting building security.     Visit our new webpage: industry.gov.au/NAIC    #AI #AIAustralia #Budget2024 

Meet Kindship, whose AI-powered NDIS navigator, Barb, wowed the judges of Australia's inaugural AI Sprint 🦾 https://bit.ly/45NrnE8 Barb is an AI-powered personal assistant providing 24/7 guidance and support on navigating the NDIS, offering instant advice on budgeting, provider selection, and therapy options. Inspired by her own journey with undiagnosed autism, CEO and co-founder Summer Petrosius recognised and wanted to do something about the isolation and loneliness experienced by families living with disabilities. In partnership with Sandy Golder, Stephanie Wicks, and Tara Thompson, Barb was created to provide round-the-clock support and advocacy for individuals and caregivers. Join us in congratulating to the Kindship team for their AI Sprint win!! 👏 👏 And learn more about their journey and Barb here: https://bit.ly/4bj48CW Image credit: Kindship #AI #AIAustralia #NDIS #startup

Know a company with a groundbreaking AI solution? 💡 Tag them and tell them to apply for the AI Industry Pioneer Award! https://bit.ly/3RpNtXi NAIC has partnered with InnovationAus.com to recognise a trailblazing Aussie company creating innovative AI-powered market solutions. The award will be presented at the InnovationAus.com Awards for Excellence on October 30th in Sydney 🏆 Show us what you've got! https://bit.ly/3RpNtXi #AI #AIAustralia #innovation #pioneer

Empathetic AI, fresh off their AI Sprint win, is set to debut their AI-powered tax assistant (Luna) for SMEs this week: https://bit.ly/45GeMlP 🦾 Speaking to SmartCompany's Tegan Jones, Founder and CEO Angela Shi said Luna was inspired by her struggles as a CFO to streamline tax optimisation across different jurisdictions. “Luna can transform complex tax scenarios, which traditionally took weeks to analyse, into actionable insights in seconds. It’s a game-changer for tax professionals,” Angela Shi told SmartCompany. As reported by SmartCompany, Luna continuously scans the ATO’s legal database for the latest case rulings and updates. This allows it to provide up-to-date answers to tax-related queries, complete with references to relevant legislation and historical cases. Find out more about Luna's capabilities and release here: https://bit.ly/45GeMlP #AI #AIAustralia #SME #tax #accountant #CFO

Join us in congratulating the trailblazing finalists of the Women in AI Asia Pacific (APAC) Awards 2024 👏 🦾 The Women in AI Asia Pacific (APAC) Awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of women in the field of artificial intelligence across the Asia Pacific region. These awards are crucial for promoting diversity, inclusion, and innovation in AI by highlighting the contributions and talents of women in this rapidly evolving industry 👩💻 The National AI Centre is proud to be a premier partner of the Women in AI Awards APAC 2024, and we can't wait to meet all the finalists at the awards ceremony later this week! Good luck 🤞 #AI #AIAustralia #WomeninSTEM #Womenintech