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Dec 30, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Vaughan Cruickshank
Whether it’s sun-soaked beaches, winding rivers, or backyard pools, the aquatic environment is central to the Australian lifestyle. For many, water is a source of leisure, sport, and relaxation, but it also poses serious risks. Australia faces persistent challenges with drowning incidents, particularly during the summer months when water activities peak. The current ten-year average shows there are around 278 drowning deaths annually. These deaths mainly occur at beaches and rivers.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
smartcompany.com.au | Tegan Jones |Clare Birch |Tom Hartley |Vaughan Cruickshank
AWS has launched Amazon Bedrock Marketplace – a hub for foundation models from the likes of Nvidia, IBM and over 100 more. Announced during AWS’ re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, the marketplace aims to make it easy to discover and deploy both general-purpose and specialised AI models. The idea is to have models from both large enterprises as well as startups available through a single interface.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
smartcompany.com.au | Tegan Jones |Clare Birch |Tom Hartley |Vaughan Cruickshank
AWS has launched Amazon Bedrock Marketplace – a hub for foundation models from the likes of Nvidia, IBM, and over 100 more. Announced during AWS’ re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, the marketplace aims to make it easy to discover and deploy both general-purpose and specialised AI models. The idea is to have models from both large enterprises and startups available through a single interface.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
smartcompany.com.au | Tegan Jones |Clare Birch |Tom Hartley |Vaughan Cruickshank
Amazon now has its own foundation models called ‘Amazon Nova’. The suite of multi-modal models were unveiled by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy at AWS’ Re:Invent conference in Las Vegas this week. According to Jassy, the new models (which are integrated into Amazon Bedrock) are designed to enhance multi-modal capabilities, speed, and cost-efficiency for enterprise customers.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
smartcompany.com.au | Tegan Jones |Clare Birch |Tom Hartley |Vaughan Cruickshank
Overnight AWS CEO Matt Garman announced multi-agent capabilities for Amazon Bedrock – its platform for building and deploying generative AI applications. It’s also taking aim at AI hallucinations and guardrails to ensure safety and accuracy for businesses. AI Agents are having a bit of a moment in the back half of 2024. September saw Salesforce, Hubspot and Google make big agent announcements within days of each other. As for AWS, it has flexed the fact that it first introduced AI agents in 2023.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
smartcompany.com.au | Tegan Jones |Clare Birch |Tom Hartley |Vaughan Cruickshank
AWS CEO Matt Garman overnight announced multi-agent capabilities for Amazon Bedrock – its platform for building and deploying generative AI applications. It’s also taking aim at AI hallucinations and guardrails to ensure safety and accuracy for businesses. AI Agents are having a bit of a moment in the back half of 2024. September saw Salesforce, Hubspot and Google make big agent announcements within days of each other. As for AWS, it has flexed the fact it first introduced AI agents in 2023.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
smartcompany.com.au | Tegan Jones |Clare Birch |Tom Hartley |Vaughan Cruickshank
Welcome back to Neural Notes, where I look at some of the most interesting AI stories of the week. In this edition: Bundaburra Yidinji and Western Yalanji woman Lisa Sarago, CEO of the Land on Heart Foundation, Director of AI Indigenous Innovations, and Founder of Tiddas in Tech, on AI’s potential for remote Indigenous communities. She also speaks about the overt exclusion of Indigenous voices in the Australian tech sector.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
smartcompany.com.au | Tegan Jones |Clare Birch |Tom Hartley |Vaughan Cruickshank
A special parliamentary inquiry into the use of AI in Australia has called for dedicated legislation to regulate high-risk technologies, including generative AI products such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini. The 222-page report emphasises the necessity of protecting democratic processes, safeguarding workers’ rights, and ensuring fair compensation for creators while fostering trust and innovation within the AI sector.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
smartcompany.com.au | Clare Birch |Tom Hartley |Vaughan Cruickshank
Authored by Adrian Towsey, Area Vice President, Salesforce leading the Emerging, Small & Medium Business segments across Australia & New Zealand. A changing world is shaking up customer expectations, putting pressure on businesses to step up. Even with rising costs, customers are seeking engagement that goes beyond transactions and are on the hunt for personalised experiences that show brands know them.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
thetimes.com.au | Vaughan Cruickshank
Written by Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
Sport and physical activity are an important[1] part[2] of Australian culture and society.
But how do we know which sports have the highest participation rates in Australia? And does this change depend on factors such as age, gender and location?
Since 2015, the Australian Sports Commission[3] has been conducting the AusPlay survey to answer questions like these.
