As foreign tech companies race to dominate artificial intelligence, one Canberra couple is placing a bet that growing unease about reliance on US and Chinese-built models could create an opportunity for home-grown alternatives.
Michael and Rachel Gately co-founded Trellis Data, launching its sovereign AI platform Agentaus in early May 2026 to offer the public and private sectors a local alternative to foreign hyperscalers.
Chief executive Michael Gately was already developing AI solutions years before ChatGPT turned the technology into a global obsession.
