CSIRO presents: Everyday AI

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We go beyond sensational headlines and Hollywood representations to bring AI back to reality. Hosted by AI expert Jon Whittle, Everyday AI shows this technology is not science fiction but very much a reality shaping our everyday lives. Join Jon as he explores how AI is used in creative industries, health, conservation, sports and space.
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The final frontier - AI in space

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How would the discovery of life on a nearby planet change our understanding of life on Earth? AI is playing a pivotal role in space exploration, from analysing sound waves within stars to mapping galaxies, and helping space explorers land rovers autonomously on nearby planets. In the final episode of Everyday AI, we’re looking up and out to the stars with astrophysicists, astrono

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Creativity generators - AI in music

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CSIRO presents: Everyday AI

Dec 06 2022 1 mins

Join Australia's national science agency as we go beyond sensational headlines and Hollywood representations to bring AI back to reality – Everyday AI. Hosted by AI expert, Jon Whittle, Everyday AI interweaves personal stories with experts from all over the world to explore how AI is used in different contexts such as creativity, health, conservation, sports and space. Host