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AI systems can be powerful tools for your business or community group. However before you invest, the most important question to ask is “will this actually work for us?”. It turns out that’s a surprisingly difficult question to answer. The AI marketplace is growing rapidly, with new vendors appearing

If you've been tinkering with AI tools and wondering how deep the rabbit hole goes, this one's for you. BRAIN (Ballarat Regional AI Network) and Ballarat Hackerspace are teaming up for a practical, no-fluff meetup focused on how people are actually using AI in their work

When the ABC’s Statewide Drive program brought its artificial intelligence forum to Ballarat recently, the conversation quickly moved beyond the usual technology headlines. Instead, the focus turned to a deeper question: What role should regional Australia play in shaping the future of artificial intelligence? Representing the Ballarat Region Artificial

Dr Rob Layton, founding partner of the Ballarat Region Artificial Intelligence Network (BRAIN), will join a panel of regional experts next week for a live public forum exploring what artificial intelligence means for communities outside Australia’s major cities. Hosted by ABC Statewide Drive Victoria, the event will take place

Can we trust the algorithms that increasingly run our lives? What happens when those algorithms are used incorrectly, and how much damage can they cause? Cathy O’Neil’s Weapons of Math Destruction (2016) aims to investigate these questions and issues a warning about the misuse of AI. O’Neil’

BRAIN AI Applications & Tooling Workshop | 11 March The next BRAIN AI Applications & Tooling Workshop will take place on Wednesday 11 March at 6:30pm at the Ballarat Hackerspace. This month’s session features Tim Hainz from Microsoft and the Internet Commerce Security Lab at Federation University, who will