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Macquarie Appoints Interim Head Of AI
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Macquarie University has appointed Richard Watts-Seale as interim head of AI after Phil Laufenberg left to join La Trobe University, a spokesperson said. Laufenberg will join La Trobe early next month as pro vice-chancellor artificial intelligence and chief AI officer, while Macquarie says its in-house ChatMQ assistant for 3,500 staff will continue using OpenAI (Azure), Anthropic (AWS) and add Google Gemini.
Key Points
- 1Appoints Richard Watts-Seale as interim AI head following Phil Laufenberg’s departure to La Trobe
- 2Laufenberg joins La Trobe as pro vice-chancellor artificial intelligence and chief AI officer, shaping institutional AI strategy
- 3Maintains ChatMQ deployment for 3,500 staff using OpenAI (Azure) and Anthropic (AWS), planning to add Google's Gemini
Scoring Rationale
Strong institutional continuity and official confirmation drive score, limited by localized university-level impact and limited technical detail.
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