The West Australian
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- Date Published
- 27 Sept 2026
- Priority Score
- 1
- Australian
- Yes
- Created
- 27 Sept 2026, 06:00 pm
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Description
Co Connect’s distress button got help to a worker within a minute, its founder says. Google has picked the largely customer-funded Perth business for its AI accelerator as it looks beyond WA.
Summary
Perth-based startup Co Connect has been selected for Google's 2026 AI accelerator program, highlighting the commercial application of AI in occupational health and safety. The platform utilizes AI to provide emergency response and distress signaling for mine-site workers, significantly reducing help response times. While the technology improves physical workplace safety, it does not directly address frontier AI model risks or catastrophic governance frameworks. The development is primarily relevant as an Australian industry milestone in AI-driven safety software for high-risk physical environments.