Tech Partner News: Brisbane-based ORCA Opti releases AI governance assistant

Tech Partner News picked up the launch of Opti Assist Free, ORCA Opti's no-cost sovereign AI governance assistant for regulated Australian organisations. Written by Joshua Gliddon, the piece walks through the substance: an Australian AI security and compliance specialist, founded in 2024, running on Australian infrastructure, purpose-built for organisations that can't afford ungoverned AI.

The article walks through the free tier's shape: sign in with a Microsoft 365 work or school account, credits included, structured compliance gap analysis against ISO 27001, Essential Eight, DISP, NDIS Practice Standards, ISO 42001, PSPF and DSPF, and a nine-section readiness report with scored gaps and audit-ready language. It also positions the free tier as the entry point to ORCA Opti's paid Opti Assist and Opti Core stack.

"This is so much more than a modern agent. It's a governed AI environment, with a compliance assessment built in. That is the version of AI Australian organisations have been waiting for."

Kathryn Giudes, Founder & Managing Director, ORCA Opti

Read the full article: Brisbane-based tech company ORCA Opti releases AI governance assistant (Tech Partner News, by Joshua Gliddon)