The National Artificial Intelligence Centre has been established within CSIRO's data and digital specialist arm Data61, Minister for Science and Technology Melissa Price announced on Tuesday. Bringing disruption and innovation, AI technologies are forecast to contribute more than $20 trillion to the global economy by 2030. Australian Stela Solar, former global director of AI solutions at Microsoft, is returning from the United States to lead the new centre. "Stela has the vision and industry knowledge to work with CSIRO to continue bridging the gap between industry and our world-leading AI specialists," CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall said. The minister said the new centre would position Australia as global leader in AI technology, harnessing talent and resources to drive early adoption of AI across the economy.