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This AI-powered platform can identify insect and snake species from photo

‘Is it venomous?’ is arguably one of the most common questions asked in Australia, home to 170 species of snakes […]

Smart speakers and voice assistants

How you can a-Void a voice spoofing attack

‘Hey CSIRO's Data61, how can I prevent spoofing attacks on my voice assistant?’   Good question – if you’re one of the […]

AI provides a picture of mental wellbeing from the bushfires and through COVID-19

It was an undeniably challenging start to 2020 for many Australians. The Black Summer of December and January destroyed environments, homes, businesses and communities, while in […]

The Power of AI

This article first appeared in May issue of Company Director, the member magazine for the Australian Institute of Company Directors.   […]

AI-powered tool predicts serious disease three months before official announcement

A new artificial intelligence-powered tool has predicted the 2014 Ebola epidemic three months before it was officially declared, with researchers currently applying […]

How an algorithm could prevent the spread of misinformation and improve emergency response times

An algorithm that detects social bot activity on Twitter in real-time could prevent the spread of misinformation and make it […]

2020 predictions from our data and technology experts

‘The only way you can predict the future is to build it.’ - Dr Alan Kay, American computer scientist and […]

Data61’s Year in Review

As we come to a close on 2019, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on what an exciting […]

Largest machine learning conference coming to Sydney

Australia has won an international bid to host the Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) in Sydney 2021, […]

AI + Indigenous Knowledge a powerful tool posing critical questions

In Kakadu National Park, an invasive weed is choking precious wetlands. Para grass is displacing native plants and reducing habitats […]