Building Matilda

What would it take for Australia to build its own AI future? The Australian Prime Minister made a landmark speech on 15  July declaring that his government would shape Artificial Intelligence rather than be shaped by it. Just days before the speech, Australian AI company Maincode beta launched Matilda, an Australian-built AI platform. Johanna Weaver sits down with Maincode CEO Dave Lemphers to discuss Matilda, Australian-made AI, and the hard realities of creating a world-class technology company from Melbourne. From compute clusters to copyright, to national ambition, this is a conversation about building capability that lasts.LinksAI In Australia’s Interests | Prime Minister of AustraliaMeet Matilda, Australia’s answer to ChatGPT | Financial ReviewMaincodeMaincode Builds An AI Factory for Australia with AMD | AMDFor transcript and full show notes visit techpolicy.au/podcast