How AI can boost Australia's productivity

From improving government services to boosting business efficiency and tackling inequality, artificial intelligence is already transforming the way we live and work. But could it help reverse Australia's productivity slowdown? In this episode of Engineering the Future, Dr Sue Keay (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/dr-sue-...) , director of UNSW’s AI Institute (https://www.unsw.edu.au/unsw-ai) , joins STEMM journalist Neil Martin to explore why Australia must embrace AI to stay competitive and improve living standards.  They also discuss why developing Australian-made AI would ensure the country benefits from the value it creates while strengthening national sovereignty. Visit our website (https://www.unsw.edu.au/engineering/n...) for Dr Keay’s bio and the full transcript of the conversation.  Read more of our stories on productivity: • Australia is showing how a rich country gets poorer (https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news...)   • UNSW Sydney lands $3m Defence project to build next generation AI (https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news...)   • ‘Dangerously unprepared’: UNSW expert says Australia must regulate AI and invest in research (https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news...)   • Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them? (https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news...)   Let’s connect:  Don’t miss out on more conversations about the technologies shaping our world. Subscribe to Engineering the Future on your favourite podcast platform and follow us on Facebook (  / unswengineering  ) , LinkedIn (  / unswengineering  )  and Instagram (  / unswengineering  )  to stay up to date with the latest research and news from UNSW Engineering (http://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/) .   Acknowledgement of Country  We would like to show our respects and acknowledge the Bedegal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which our Kensington campus is situated on, and to Elders past and present.