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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Josh Taylor Technology reporter

AI to transform telecoms but technology won’t completely replace humans, new Optus CEO says

Stephen Rue
Optus’s new chief executive, Stephen Rue, joined the company in November after six years at the helm of the federal government’s National Broadband Network. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Optus’s new chief executive, Stephen Rue, says artificial intelligence will play a significant role in the future of telecommunications, but humans will remain central to the company.

Rue joined the Australian mobile network operator, a subsidiary of Singaporean telecommunications company Singtel, in November last year after six years at the helm of the federal government’s National Broadband Network (NBN).

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