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Microsoft Copilot and AI in government

Had a great chat with Kobi Leins about some good feedback on the Australian Governments Microsoft Copilot pilot (full story here: Australian Government trial of Microsoft 365 Copilot). We also had a wide-ranging chat about the upcoming training deficit all organisations have in respect of AI, the recent changes in the federal AI space.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1M8TvrK8kGu4EUVa7Fa5hg

Links to stuff we mentioned

https://www.digital.gov.au/initiatives/copilot-trial/microsoft-365-copilot-evaluation-report-full

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/work-trend-index/copilots-earliest-users-teach-us-about-generative-ai-at-work

https://www.industry.gov.au/news/four-new-centres-help-australian-businesses-adopt-ai

https://kendravant.substack.com/p/how-to-make-your-organisation-one

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