Gus McLachlan

Mar 18, 2024 | abc.net.au | Brian Greene |Cathy Foley |Jessie Stephens |Gus McLachlan |Nadia Lee

This week on Q+A … artificial intelligence: satan or saviour? Generative AI is suddenly in everyone's hands, from the facial recognition software on our phones to the $100 billion ChatGPT platform which generates human-like responses to every possible command. But if the next generation of AI is smarter and more lifelike than ever before, will we be left in its wake?

Apr 11, 2023 | defenceconnect.com.au | Gus McLachlan

Opinion: The Defence Strategic Review, recently handed to the Australian government, will have a heavy emphasis on Defence hardware — submarines, missiles, armoured vehicles, and ships. It is also likely to include a menu of options to reform complex Defence acquisition processes. However, with Defence struggling to recruit and retain talented people, is there enough room in the discussion for the most important advantage Australia maintains — the human domain? Asks MAJGEN (Ret’d) Gus McLachlan.

Feb 8, 2023 | themandarin.com.au | Mark Purcell |Gus McLachlan

The final report of the Defence Strategic Review, due to be handed down any day, will reveal how Australia plans to meet its security challenges in an increasingly contested security environment. This is an environment that requires technology integration at scale to achieve and maintain decision superiority. There also needs to be a step change in the speed and agility with which Australia responds to actual and anticipated threats.