Commonwealth Bank Hosts 800-Person AI Conference to Test Business Uses and Risks

5 articles · Updated · The Australian Financial Review · May 25

800 customers, technologists, policymakers and global AI builders are gathering at Commonwealth Bank’s first Accelerate AI conference in Australia.
The event is focused on testing what AI is already delivering, where the risks lie, and how organisations can use it to improve customer service, save time and strengthen businesses.
Commonwealth Bank framed the debate around practical value, arguing AI must prove it can make Australia more capable and Australians more prosperous rather than simply cut corporate costs.
The conference positions the bank as a convener for Australian organisations weighing how to adopt AI in ways that deliver measurable benefits in everyday operations.

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