AI helps connect Australia's fragmented property data
about 2 hours agoBuyers could spend less time trawling separate planning, titles and valuation systems as AI begins joining up property records across Australia's states.
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Global AML system spend to hit USD $51.7bn by 2028, driven by AI use
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