Nation needs smarter strategies to retain AI talent Share Australia’s robotics and AI sector is primed for lift-off, and ready to tackle some of the country’s greatest challenges and export solutions to the world and beyond. Robotics at CSIRO Data61: Australia needs to tap into its own undiscovered storehouse of talent in robotics and artificial intelligence. Navinda Kottege The result is a fragmented and underutilised collection of local players, frustrated as large Australian businesses often turn to overseas solutions rather than take advantage of the expertise in their own backyard. Likewise, local STEM talent is often lured overseas by the promise of significant funding and opportunities elsewhere.