Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

5 days ago | smh.com.au | Nigel Gladstone |Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Milan: Sicily’s Mount Etna has put on a fiery show, sending a cloud of smoke and ash several kilometres into the air, but officials said the activity posed no danger to the population. The level of alert due to the volcanic activity was raised at the Catania airport, but no immediate interruptions have been reported. An official update on Monday (Tuesday AEST) declared the ash cloud emission had ended by the afternoon.

1 month ago | smartcompany.com.au | Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson |Marion Rae |Shahirah Hamid

Australian researchers will ‘print’ cancer cells in 3D and use artificial intelligence software to analyse them after receiving a $2 million grant to invest in the technology. Macquarie University and the Australian Cancer Research Foundation revealed the joint project on Wednesday, in a bid to deliver personalised cancer treatments for patients with tumours that are rare or difficult to treat.

Feb 19, 2025 | nit.com.au | Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson |Dechlan Brennan |Joseph Guenzler |Giovanni Torre

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are being excluded from technology that doesn't understand the way they speak, the terms they use, or the cultural significance behind them. But a multi-year project between Google and researchers at the University of Western Australia will try to improve access to a range of technologies by training an artificial intelligence model in Aboriginal English.

Feb 17, 2025 | smartcompany.com.au | Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson |Dickie Currer |Kristen Sobeck |Brianna Boecker

Australia could deliver breakthroughs in clean energy, battery technologies, artificial intelligence and vaccines, an industry group has predicted, if policies are urgently changed to boost local research and development. The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering issued the call on Monday in a report outlining changes it said could lift research investments from historic lows and improve collaboration between businesses and research groups.

Jan 16, 2025 | perthnow.com.au | Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

More Australians are using artificial intelligence technology than their American and European counterparts, research from Google has found, and many are deploying it at work. But Australians are still more concerned than excited about the potential impacts of the technology, even as their optimism about it grows. Google released the findings on Friday in its second Life with AI study which asked more than 21,000 people worldwide for their thoughts on the technology.