Why Worley CEO Chris Ashton Is an AI Corporate Evangelist
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 7 Sept 2025
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- 2
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- 7 Sept 2025, 07:06 pm
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Worley’s US-based CEO, Chris Ashton, is determined not to be one of those left pondering what to do with the promise of artificial intelligence.
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The article highlights Worley CEO Chris Ashton's commitment to leveraging AI to boost productivity and efficiency within the company and wider public service sectors in Australia. The initiative aligns with the Albanese government's ambitions to improve productivity through AI, reflecting AI's growing strategic importance in national policy. However, while it touches on AI's potential economic impact, the discussion is more aligned with productivity and economic efficiency, with limited focus on existential or catastrophic AI risks. The content illustrates Australia's increasing focus on AI policy but doesn't delve deeply into global catastrophic risk reduction frameworks.
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PolicyEconomyAIPrint articleJennifer HewettColumnistSep 8, 2025 – 1.00pmSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginSuddenly, the national conversation has turned to the impact of the global take-off of AI – for destinations unknown.The Albanese government now sees it as a lifeline for salvaging Australia’s dismal productivity levels, as well as making the public service and delivery more efficient.Loading...Jennifer Hewettis the national affairs columnist. She writes a daily column on politics, business and the economy.Connect withJenniferonTwitter.EmailJenniferatjennifer.hewett@afr.comSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreFetching latest articlesDion Lee lost his business. He’s backLauren SamsThe one dish worth $1.4m a year to this iconic Sydney restaurantThe CEO who found her mojo when she demoted herselfWhy PwC’s CEO spends every Sunday on AI ‘homework’Hannah TattersallWe’ve run a 4-day week for years. Here’s what nearly killed itThe surprisingly simple dish this top chef eats for breakfastCan you invest in a watch via your self-managed super fund?Nina HendyTry this watch when you can’t decide between Roman or Arabic numeralsWhy collecting watches is about spotting potential where others don’tPratt settlement keeps Waislitz in control of Thorney empireMax MasonPub king Arthur Laundy has a court double date‘I’m going to f--- you through the courts’: Inside Tony Denny’s world