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title: "CommBank’s Lau says AI cuts prototype timelines from months to hours"
type: "News"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/293140065.md"
description: "Commonwealth Bank's Technology Lead Helen Lau stated that AI has reduced product development timelines from months to hours. Citing the CommBank Companion app and a multi-agent software tool reaching MVP in a weekend, she highlighted rapid prototyping capabilities. This efficiency gain is attributed to engineers experimenting with AI at scale within an internal culture of hands-on testing."
datetime: "2026-07-20T00:25:14.000Z"
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# CommBank’s Lau says AI cuts prototype timelines from months to hours

-   Commonwealth Bank management said AI is cutting product development timelines from months to hours, accelerating the path from concept to testable prototypes. \* Technology Lead for Engineering Platforms Helen Lau cited the in-testing CommBank Companion as an example of rapid prototyping in the CommBank app. \* Lau said a multi-agent software tool she built with AI reached MVP in a weekend, versus an estimated 6-9 months manually. \* She pointed to broader productivity gains as more engineers experiment with AI at scale, supported by an internal culture of hands-on testing. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Commonwealth Bank of Australia published the original content used to generate this news brief on July 20, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT) Original Document: here

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