Data is a way of seeing the world, AI is a way of making sense of it
Dr. Ian Oppermann is co-founder of ServiceGen, helping Governments accelerate digital service delivery. He is also an Industry Professor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). From 2015 to 2023, Ian was the NSW Government’s Chief Data Scientist where he led the development of the NSW AI Assurance Framework, and was the CEO of the NSW Data Analytics Centre (DAC) from 2015 to 2019.
Ian has an MBA from the University of London and a Doctor of Philosophy in Mobile Telecommunications from Sydney University. Ian is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia, a Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, is a Fellow and Past President of the Australian Computer Society, Fellow of the NSW Royal Society, and a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Talking Points
AI
AI has once again become “cool new tech”, an exciting new way to address old challenges. We have largely been taken by surprise by the tremendous advances in capability of the latest Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI. These new data driven, algorithmic tools have redrawn the frontier of what we thought Artificial Intelligence (AI) could do. AI
The reality is that AI is a use of data, a powerful one, but still one that relies on understanding data quality, provenance, fitness for purpose and some seemingly unexciting elements. If the data is not fit for the purpose that it is being used for, then there is no hope of getting something useful from the AI. Similarly, it is essential to understand how much you can rely on the output from your AI.
This presentation explores some historical and current uses of sophisticated AI. It explores some of the most recent types of AI and the challenges associated with it. It will also take you just below the surface of Australia’s first AI Assurance Framework.
Outcomes:
- Develop an understanding of the power, potential and peril of generative AI and LLMs
- An introduction to Australia’s first Assurance Framework for general application of AI developed by the NSW Government
- A brief introduction to international data and AI standards
