The team at WADSIH are available to talk on a range of topics relating to AI and data science, and can tailor its content to suit school students, parents, industry leaders, government departments and more. Director Alex Jenkins has a wide range of experience speaking in front of large audiences, including at TEDxPerth and for news outlets including the ABC and SBS. For more WADSIH news, click here.
You can find Alex’s Speaking profile here.
11th December 2024 – Business News, ‘Embracing AI: An era defined by transformation’
7th November 2024 – The National Tribune, ‘WA Health Hackathon sparks innovation for better patient care’
31st October 2024 – Medical Forum WA magazine, ‘App to reduce ED waiting time is a winner’
26th October 2024 – The POST Newspaper, ‘Say hi to Al and feel free with ChatGPT’
28th October 2024 – Have A Go News, ‘Innovators tackle WA healthcare’s greatest challenges’
8th October 2024 – TEDx Perth, ‘Meet Alex Jenkins, co-curator of the next TEDxPerth Salon 2024’
28th September 2024 – The Daily Telegraph, New bill to kill of freedom
12th September 2024 – Mining.com.au, ‘Proposed guardrails spotlights keeping AI on track’
9th September 2024 – Information Age, ‘Experts warn govt’s AI regulations carry risks’
31st August 2024 – The POST, ‘Make the Most of ChatGPT’
15th July 2024 – ExBulletin,‘Screen music composers fight for better regulation around AI-generated music’
14th July 2024, ABC News, ‘Screen composers fight for better regulations around music generated by artificial intelligence’
8th June 2024 – Sky News Live, ‘New research has highlighted a major potential problem for the development of AI’
23rd May 2024 – India Education Diary, ‘Lab-Created Miniature Human Organs to Expedite Development of New Disease Treatments’
16th May 2024 – Scimex, ‘Miniature, lab-created human organs to fast-track new disease treatments’
16th May 2024 – Information Age, ‘ChatGPT gets a voice – and feelings’
4th May 2024 – WA StartUp News, ‘Empowering women to reignite or pivot their careers in tech’
23rd April 2024 – The West Australian, ‘How AI is set to transform our health’
23rd April 2024 – The Countryman, ‘How AI is set to transform our health: Drug research, vaccines, disability support and more set to benefit’
19th April 2024 – The Australian, ‘Artificial intelligence tool ‘a threat to truth as well as our health’
19th April 2024 – The Australian Business Review, ‘Meta artificial intelligence tool ‘a threat to truth as well as our health’
13th April 2024 – Tech Advice Life,‘Alex Jenkins from the WA Data Science Innovation Hub talks all things AI’
10th April 2024 – India Education Diary, ‘Curtin Series Offers Virtual Compass for Navigating AI Landscape’
2nd April 2024 – The West Australian, ‘AI technologies improve inclusivity for people with disability’
2nd April 2024 – The West Australian, ‘Alex Jenkins: Artificial intelligence busting down barriers for people with disability’
21st March 2024 – WA Startup News, ‘Empowering Neurodiverse Talent to Thrive in the Workplace’
9th March 2024 – WA Startup News, ‘AI & Assistive Technologies’ with Dr Stephanie Stoll’
31st January 2024 – WAToday, ‘AI in education shouldn’t be feared. It can be a force for positive change’
15th December 2023 – Australian Mining Review, ‘AI’s big impact on automation & exploration in Australian mining’
30th November 2023 – Albany Advertiser, ‘AI use in schools: National framework warns Australian schools against risks of bias and discrimination’
30th November 2023 – The West Australian, ‘AI use in schools: National framework warns Australian schools against risks of bias and discrimination’
18th November 2023 – The West Australian, ‘Are Humans a Spent Workforce?’
17th November 2023 – The West Australian, ‘CEO Voice: Will artificial intelligence complement or replace human power in organisations?’
6th November 2023 – ABC Radio Perth, ‘In as little as five years. The experience of visiting your GP could change radically’
3rd November 2023 – The Market Online, ‘Future of AI lies in healthcare and education: WA Data Science Innovation Hub’
31st October 2023 – The West Australian INSIDER magazine, ‘Could artificial intelligence really one day replace human doctors and therapists?’
30th October 2023 – The West Australian, ‘No judgment’ chatbots turn therapist’
29th October 2023 – Albany Advertiser, ‘More people lean on AI as a form of therapy thanks to non-judgmental responses, experts say’
24th October 2023 – ABC Radio Perth, ‘The director of Curtin University’s Data Science Innovation Hub is calling on the Federal Government to establish more data centres in WA following a major cyber security deal with Microsoft.’
6th October 2023 – The National Tribune, ‘Innovate for impact: WA Health Hackathon 2023’
1st September 2023 – Medical Forum, ‘AI Could Boldly Go’
12th August 2023 – India Education Diary, ‘Curtin University Hosts The Data And AI For Business Conference And Exhibition’
11th August 2023 – startupnews.com.au, ‘AI will revolutionise everything: Data Science conference‘
10th August 2023 – Science Meets Business, ‘Conference maps AI revolution set to overhaul every industry’
7th August 2023 – Executive Career, ‘AI Summit airs concerns‘
7th August 2023 – The University of Notre Dame, ‘Annual Research Forum explores the future of educational research in the Digital Age‘
4th August 2023 – ABC radio, ‘Businesses need to adapt to AI or be left behind’
4th August 2023 – The West Australian, ‘Mine data could lead AI sector’
4th August 2023 – Drones & Robotics, ‘AI to overhaul every industry’
3rd August 2023 – ABC News, TV, ‘Businesses are being urged to educate themselves on AI or risk being left behind’
3rd August 2023 – The West Australian, ‘Mining big data could help WA stay the leader in resources AI’
3rd August 2023 – Bunbury Community Radio, ‘Academics have suggested that the mining sector should adopt AI as a resource to locate new deposits’
3rd August 2023 – Mirage News, ‘AI Revolution Poised to Transform All Industries Mapped at Conference’
3rd August 2023 – The National Tribune,‘Conference maps AI revolution set to overhaul every industry’
2nd August 2023 – ABC, Online, ‘Businesses need to embrace AI ‘revolution’ or get left behind’
2nd August 2023 – Channel 10, TV, ‘WA being urged to prepare for the arrival of AI’
2nd August 2023 – 6PR, Radio, ‘Adapting AI tools in the resource sector’
2nd August 2023 – ABC, Radio, ‘AI and our jobs’
28th July 2023 – Business News, ‘Business urged to embrace AI’
24th July 2023 – Channel 9, TV, ‘AI in the classroom’
24th July 2023 – 6PR, Radio, ‘How we can navigate AI’
24th July 2023 – The West Australian, ‘Alex Jenkins: How artificial intelligence could be a game changer for education‘
24th July 2023 – The West Australian, ‘Teachers for Every Student’
20th July 2023 – The West Australian Government, ‘Conference to demystify AI for businesses‘
6th June 2023 – ABC News, “AI is changing the way that people work, with advocates arguing the technology will make workplaces more efficient”, Television.
6th June 2023 – Curtin University, “Interview with Alex Jenkins, Director of WA Data Science Innovation Hub (WADSIH)”, Radio
5th June 2023 – Radio National (RN), “There are fears there could be widespread job losses in graphic design as a result of the surge of creative AI tools”, Radio
5th June 2023 – ABC News, “AI is changing the way that we work”, Television
1st June 2023 – Curtin University, “AI chiefs warn of humanity’s ‘extinction risk'”, Article
31st May 2023 – The Australian, “AI poses ‘risk of extinction’, warn industry leaders”, Article
30th May 2023 – RTRFM Radio, “Interview with Alex Jenkins, Director of WA Data Science Innovation Hub (WADSIH)”, Radio
15th April 2023 – TRT (Turkish Public Broadcast Service), “Should we put a halt on AI development?”, Youtube
12th April 2023 – The Australian, “YourGPT: in-house chatbot competitor announced”, Article
5th April 2023 – Western Independent, “Mining AI for all it’s worth”, Article
4th April 2023 – RTRFM Radio, “Is AI potential risk to society?”, Radio
1st April 2023 – TEDxPerth, “An AI tutor for every child”, Live Presentation
12th May 2022 – The West Australian, “Our Future is Data Science”, Article
Curtin University, “The future of Self-Driving Vehicles”, Lecture
Curtin University, “How AI will revolutionise education”, Lecture
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