KBI Media: Australian Startup Releases Free AI as Data Sovereignty Crackdown Looms

KBI Media covered the launch of Opti Assist Free, ORCA Opti's free, sovereign AI governance assistant. The piece sits against tightened Privacy Act penalties, OAIC guidance holding organisations accountable for personal information employees enter into commercial AI tools, and the ASD's updated Information Security Manual with AI-specific controls. Opti Assist Free is positioned as the sovereign, governed answer, with no third-party AI providers in the data path and no training on customer data.

"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. Not only does ORCA keep the privacy and security guardrails, it also enables real-time ESG, anti-slavery reporting and simplifies self-reporting requirements."

Kathryn Giudes, Founder & Managing Director, ORCA Opti

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