Introduction Will AI replace consulting? This question dominates conversations across boardrooms, professional services firms, and business strategy discussions throughout Australia. As artificial intelligence capabilities expand rapidly, many wonder whether human consultants face obsolescence in an automated future. The reality proves far more nuanced than simple replacement scenarios suggest. Rather than eliminating consulting, artificial intelligence is…
Introduction The convergence of artificial intelligence and professional advisory services represents one of the most significant shifts in how Australian businesses approach operational challenges and strategic growth. As organisations across Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria grapple with increasingly complex competitive landscapes, the integration of intelligent technologies with expert guidance has become essential for sustainable…
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a stark warning about the increasing vulnerability of chatbots to manipulation by hackers, leading to potentially serious real-world consequences. The alert comes as concerns rise over the practice of “prompt injection” attacks, where individuals deliberately create input or prompts designed to manipulate the behaviour of language models that…
Data has long been the currency on which the enterprise operates and it goes right to the very top. Analysts and thought leaders almost universally urge the importance of the CEO being actively involved in data initiatives. But what gets buried in the small print is the acknowledgement that many data projects never make it to…
OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Enterprise, a version of the AI assistant tailored for businesses seeking advanced capabilities and reliable performance. The crux of its appeal lies in its enhanced features, including an impressive 32,000-token context window. This upgrade enables ChatGPT Enterprise to process extended pieces of text or hold prolonged conversations, allowing for more nuanced and…
OpenAI has announced the ability to fine-tune its powerful language models, including both GPT-3.5 Turbo and GPT-4. The fine-tuning allows developers to tailor the models to their specific use cases and deploy these custom models at scale. This move aims to bridge the gap between AI capabilities and real-world applications, heralding a new era of highly-specialised…
OpenAI has introduced a web crawling tool named “GPTBot,” aimed at bolstering the capabilities of future GPT models. The company says the data amassed through GPTBot could potentially enhance model accuracy and expand its capabilities, marking a significant step in the evolution of AI-powered language models. Web crawlers also referred to as web spiders play a pivotal role…
The Detroit Police Department (DPD) is once again under scrutiny as a new lawsuit emerges, revealing that another innocent person has been wrongly arrested due to a flawed facial recognition match. Porcha Woodruff, an African American woman who was eight months pregnant at the time, is the sixth individual to come forward and report being falsely accused…
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler has announced a shift in focus from cryptocurrency to AI. Gensler, who has been vocal about the risks and challenges posed by the cryptocurrency industry, now believes that AI is the technology that “warrants the hype” and deserves greater attention from regulators. Gensler’s interest in AI dates back…
In a bid to democratise access to AI technology for climate science, IBM and Hugging Face have announced the release of the watsonx.ai geospatial foundation model. The geospatial model, built from NASA’s satellite data, will be the largest of its kind on Hugging Face and marks the first-ever open-source AI foundation model developed in collaboration with NASA. Jeff Boudier, head of product…
