Insights & Research
Evidence based thinking on artificial intelligence, its shape, its risks, and its strategic implications for education and industry. Published by Origae and authored by Dr Nick Patterson.
White PaperDr Nick Patterson · June 2026 · 20 min read
AI and the Future of Education
How artificial intelligence will reshape teaching, learning, qualifications and the workforce, and a strategy for Australia's TAFEs and universities.
From the Newsletter
Shorter, more frequent dispatches from Dr Nick on AI, autonomous systems and building from the inside out. New posts land here as they publish.
NewsletterDr Nick Patterson · 24 July 2026
AI Does the Junior Work Now. So How Does Anyone Get In?
The entry-level squeeze is real, but the answer is not to wait for the old ladder to come back. It is to become fluent enough to run the age…
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NewsletterDr Nick Patterson · 17 July 2026
72% of Students Say Their Assessments Test the Wrong Thing. They're Right.
The global data shows assessment still grades students on producing answers, the one task AI just made free. The skill that now matters, jud…
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NewsletterDr Nick Patterson · 16 July 2026
The AI Industry's Safety Report Card Came Back. The Best Grade Was a C+.
An independent panel graded nine frontier labs on safety. The real finding was not the grades, it was that voluntary safety pledges are quie…
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NewsletterDr Nick Patterson · 15 July 2026
Australia Is Building a Grid for Data Centres That Likely Won't Exist
44 Gigawatts Requested. Six in Seven Are Phantom.
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NewsletterDr Nick Patterson · 8 July 2026
Meta Cut 8,000 Jobs for AI. The Smarter Move Was Hiring.
Zuckerberg conceded Meta's agent bet was mistimed. The firms that adopted AI and kept hiring are the ones pulling ahead.
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NewsletterDr Nick Patterson · 2 July 2026
The World's Best AI Model Just Came Back Online
Claude Fable 5 has returned. What Anthropic's strongest model is, what it does best, and why this week is the time to try it.
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