Software
One engineering startup wants to take the pain out of project management paperwork
Civil engineer Hartley Pike used his experience with time-consuming project paperwork to found a startup that brings project delivery documentation...
In an AI future, here’s why people will still matter for infrastructure
From transport to media to photography, a wave of technical disruption has hit industry after industry — and infrastructure will...
The rise of AI is mirroring that of the Industrial Revolution in more ways than one
The maxim “the future is here, it’s just not equally distributed” could soon hold new meaning after a recent study...
The promises and perils of AI that’s ‘smarter’ than us
Working with artificial intelligence (AI) has positives and negatives, but how we approach it will determine which side is felt...
The Biometric Mirror asks users to reflect on the flaws of facial recognition tech
A ‘black mirror’ device at the University of Melbourne asks users to take a long, hard look at the implications...
Training AI to diagnose strokes more quickly and accurately
Strokes are the third leading cause of death in Australia. Biomedical engineering students are hoping to change that with a...
It’s time to set the record straight about artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence will be able to do many things – destroying the world won't be one of them, says Professor...
What lurks on the dark web? New research uses AI to shine a light
Machine learning algorithms can help police sweep the dark web and crack down on cybercrime. But beyond evidence of illegal...
Crowdsourced guidelines for how to make ethical AI spark debate
While the rise of autonomous and intelligent systems has been met with a mixture of excitement and alarm from prominent...
This new algorithm could make for accident-free medical robots
A new algorithm could keep manufacturing, home care and medical robots from tripping over themselves and everything around them.
