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What is the law when AI makes the decisions?
Kobi Leins | December 7, 2019A Federal Court ruling that the Australian government’s ‘Robodebt’ system is unlawful shines a much-needed light on what the law actually says.
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An ethical role for AI in defence
Marcus Hellyer | November 20, 2019While it’s important for Defence to understand and address the ethical challenges posed by AI, it’s just as important to not let those challenges blind it to the opportunities offered by AI and discourage our defence planners from pursuing them.
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Robots can outwit us on the virtual battlefield, so let’s not put them in charge of the real thing
Toby Walsh | November 6, 2019StarCraft II is the latest complex game to be conquered by artificial intelligence. But if robots now reign supreme at virtual war, where does that leave us when it comes to real conflict?
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Understanding the ‘personality’ of AI
Hui Chia | November 3, 2019As artificial intelligence and deep learning continue to impact many human industries, would understanding the ‘personality’ within the algorithm make us trust them more?
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The genius – and madness – of advanced AI
Alan Stevenson | October 13, 2019Multi-agent artificial intelligence (MAAI) can be used to model the social, health and economic effects of possible scenarios and improve social planning, however technology can also be misused by those with the power to control it.
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Cyber security and great power politics in the age of AI
Ashok Sharma | October 7, 2019Artificial Intelligence and cyber warfare are emerging as key components in great power rivalry. The international community needs to act fast to develop legal and political frameworks that can mitigate their worst effects.
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The disturbing rise of the ‘deepfake’
Asher Flynn | September 26, 2019Anyone with a high-powered computer, a graphics processing unit and time on their hands can create realistic fake videos – referred to as “deepfakes” – using AI.
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The human language of AI
Julian Koplin | September 16, 2019Artificial intelligence can be convincingly human-like when it writes news or even poetry, raising ethical issues for the future.
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Human intelligence is the key to the age of AI
Louise Templeton | July 31, 2019A new report argues that artificial Intelligence can enhance Australia’s well-being, lift the economy, improve environmental sustainability and create a more inclusive and fairer society.
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Will smart machines strip humans’ social skills?
Mark Andrejevic | July 24, 2019After liberating us from “uncreative”, routine work and rote repetition, digital automation promises to relieve us of creativity and sociality itself – of the decisions that embody and reproduce our social and political commitments.
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Will a computer take your job?
Tim Miller | June 27, 2019Computers might one day become smarter than humans, but we shouldn’t forget the power of people in this age of artificial intelligence.
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Artificial intelligence may take your job, so political leaders need to start doing theirs
Ros Cameron | April 24, 2019There is little evidence of any strategic planning by Australia’s federal and state governments to deal with social dislocation caused by AI-driven automation.