The Aussie industries getting a boost from AI [Video]

Much of the discussion around AI has been about its potential cost to human employment.

But the still widely misunderstood technology certainly has its uses, and it could bring relief to some of the country’s hardest workers.

Dr Travis Grant, managing director of health at business consultancy Accenture, says it could be a boon to burnt-out, unhappy clinicians around the country.

“It’s a really difficult time for the health system in Australia,” he said.

“A lot of clinicians have gone through a tough time in recent years.”

Part of the reason for the sector-wide burnout, he said, was that health workers too often found themselves caught up in administrative tasks, such as chasing documentation or equipment access.

But looking around the world, he said, some health workforces were already implementing AI to great effect in cutting that …