Cetus AI is the team behind Songlines Control — the enterprise AI control plane that gives organisations complete visibility, governance, and cost control over every AI interaction in real time.
Cetus AI was founded specifically to address the unique AI governance and sovereignty requirements of Australian organisations. We are not adapting a US-centric product for the local market — we built Songlines Control from the ground up with Australian regulations, data residency requirements, and government compliance frameworks at the core.
Based in Queensland, we built Songlines Control — a production-ready AI control plane that sits between your enterprise systems and every AI model you run. It enforces policy, optimises cost, routes intelligently, and maintains a cryptographically signed audit trail at the point of execution. All data stays in Australia, by architecture, not just by policy.
We named it after the ancient Australian navigational framework that guided people across vast, complex terrain with precision and purpose. That is exactly what Songlines Control does for enterprise AI: it gives you a map, a compass, and a record of everywhere you have been.
Our values are not aspirational statements. They are engineering constraints baked into every product decision we make.
Australian data stays in Australia. We design every product with data residency as a hard constraint, not an afterthought. Government and regulated industry clients can deploy with confidence.
Every AI interaction is logged, auditable, and explainable. We believe organisations should have complete visibility into what their AI systems are doing and why.
Policy enforcement happens at the point of execution — not in documentation, not in training, but in the live flow of every AI interaction. Real control, not compliance theatre.
AI should augment human decision-making, not replace it. Our platform is designed to keep humans informed and in control at every critical decision point.
We contribute to the open-source AI governance ecosystem through Cetus AI Labs. We believe the best infrastructure is built in the open, with community scrutiny.
Government and enterprise buyers need infrastructure they can depend on. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of reliability, security, and support.
It’s a question we hear often. Here’s the honest answer.
Cetus AI is headquartered in Springfield, Queensland. We are Australian owned, operated, and focused. Our infrastructure is designed to meet the specific requirements of Australian government, defence, and regulated enterprise — with all data remaining onshore.
Speak with the Cetus AI enterprise team to discuss how we can help your organisation deploy AI with confidence.
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