Artificial Intelligence
Four Australian teams lead the 2021 Call for Code to help combat climate change
By Alison Haire, Lead Developer Advocate, Hybrid Cloud Build Team Solving global challenges like climate change may seem never-ending, but we can draw inspiration and hope from communities that are making a difference. The open-source movement is one such community, involving hundreds of thousands of individuals and organisations around the world. Together, they have created […]
Summer’s Coming – Get ready to ride the wave of post-lockdown optimism
Author Ross Farrelly, Director, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, IBM A/NZ You can feel it in the air. Summer’s on its way and there’s a spring in our step. In October, business confidence in NSW leapt by 42pts in September, while Victoria climbed by 16pts.[i] But it’s not just the change of season that is […]
Why natural language search is the way forward
By Jessica Vella, Associate Data Scientist – Advanced Analytics and Paul Sherlock, Associate Partner, Offering Lead – Cognitive Care A/NZ Every week, hundreds of young couples take their first step on an exciting, scary, nerve-wracking journey – one of the most important of their lives. They decide to buy a house. If you’ve been on […]
How IBM is building trustworthy AI
By Ross Farrelly, Director, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, IBM A/NZ As IBM’s leader for artificial intelligence (AI) in the Australia and New Zealand region, I spend a lot of time talking to companies about how they can realize the benefits associated with this powerful technology. That includes how AI can help them modernize, respond […]
Deliver in months what used to take years
Author: Jason Price, Vice President IBM Technology A/NZ It’s easy to remember 2020 for what went wrong. But in many ways, the crises of last year are already creating hope and transformation opportunities, both for society and business. Over the last year, businesses have developed new partnerships, capabilities and ways of working. And from IBM’s […]
A new AI agent gives voice to a Samoan community
Author: Steve O’Donnell, IBM New Zealand’s Managing Partner for Global Business Services An AI-powered agent named Tala may open the door on a new way of measuring sentiment and getting feedback from New Zealand’s ethnic communities. Developed and designed by Beca, one of Asia Pacific’s largest advisory, design and engineering consultancies, The Talanoa Project is […]
Meet Emma the new virtual AI concierge powered by IBM Watson
IBM business partner, Replikr, together with global certification agency Exemplar Global, have created Emma, a virtual agent using IBM Watson Assistant that helps thousands of auditors globally navigate the vast number of training and career options provided online by Exemplar Global. Emma represents the first phase of an AI strategy to scale personalised advice to […]
Advanced weather forecasting could save Aussie businesses billions
Storms are getting bigger, more frequent, and more intense, causing huge amounts of damage. But what if we never got the weather wrong again? When Michael Wang first started forecasting weather, about 25 years ago, human intelligence was just as important as computational power. Experienced forecasters developed a sixth sense – like a hunch – […]
Why companies are embracing sustainability
From heating buildings to building solar farms, corporations are listening to their customers and investing in technologies to reduce carbon emissions. As concerns about the damaging effects of climate change continue to grow, businesses across Australia both big and small are increasingly taking the lead on environmental action, setting science-based targets and implementing the required […]
Helping farmers weather climate change
The drought and the bushfires ravaged the farming sector. Can technology help them adjust to increased weather volatility? Nearly a quarter of the agricultural economy was lost in the recent long drought, as crops withered and stock starved. It felt like a once in a lifetime event, but from an economic standpoint, the Reserve Bank […]
See Qantas’ history remastered with AI and IBM Power Systems
Authors: Nirandika Wanigasekara, AI Practitioner, Adam Makarucha, AI Practitioner, Ben Swinney, AI Technical Specialist, IBM Systems 2020 is an iconic moment in Qantas’ history, marking 100 years of flying. However, with current travel restrictions hampering their celebrations, IBM saw an opportunity to bring the last century of flight back to life for the Qantas team […]
New Documentary – Beyond COVID: Emerging Smarter
Author: Jodie Sangster, Chief Marketing Officer, IBM Australia & New Zealand The ambition for most of us right now is to live in a world beyond the grips of COVID-19. While this year has presented all of us with incredible challenges, it has also created unique opportunities for businesses, governments and leaders across our society […]