#Throwback to the #DARESymposium where our #HDRs presented a 10-minute thesis on their research! 💪 Rajitha Athukorala Rajitha (supervised by willem vervoort & Sally Cripps) shared his work in #StreamflowPrediction in Australia! 🌏 youtube.com/watch?v=zQpn-3…

How should a robot explore the #Moon? A simple question shows the limits of current #AI systems, by Sally Cripps (Sally Cripps), et al, of University of Technology Sydney (UTS Unleashed! University of Technology Sydney) in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand theconversation.com/how-should-a-r… #Lunapolitics #Australia

What does the process of a robot rover finding its way on the Moon's surface have to do with getting what we really need out of AI systems? It's all down to cause, effect and confidence write Human Technology Institute and ANU Media experts in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand: bddy.me/3JBh0Ju

Following the launch of Human Technology Institute’ recent report by Lauren Solomon & Prof. Nicholas Davis into the current state of #AI gov. In AUS. Prof. Nicholas Davis & Sophie Farthing led a thought-provoking discussion on the human implications of #corporate use of AI. uts.edu.au/human-technolo…

Listening to Verity Firth discuss effective policy advocacy at the Impact Institute’s ‘Social Impact Summit’, using the recent increase to the Single Parenting Payment as an example of advocacy and policy change working together. Anne Summers sam mostyn and Terese_NCSMC.

Can #lawyers be the community’s trusted guides in the age of #AI? Professor Edward Santow will be the keynote speaker at the LawSocietyNSW Specialist Accreditation #Conference in August where he’ll explore how AI is changing legal practice. Find out more: lsj.com.au/articles/confe….

Rampant facial recognition creates a permanent virtual line up. You could be shopping or watching your team play at a stadium. But you're always a suspect. This risks catastrophic error & takes us towards mass surveillance. Great investigation by CHOICE & Kate Bower

Facial recognition technology is being deployed at major venues often without your knowledge or permission. In a revealing investigation by CHOICE today, Human Technology Institute’ Lauren Perry calls for urgent law reform. Read more: choice.com.au/consumers-and-… #facialrecognition

Lauren Perry from Human Technology Institute tells CHOICE that venue managers shouldn't be using facial recognition technology as a default approach. The fact that they are highlights the need for law reform she says.

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Edward Santow speaking at the NSW AI Summit 2023 held today at UTS NSW was the first AUS state to adopt an AI Assurance Framework. It helps gov. develop & use AI responsibly… but AI is a moving target (think: the rise of generative AI), it’s now time to update the Framework!

Human Technology Institute's Submission to the DISR Discussion Paper: Safe and Responsible AI in Australia. Read our 6 recommendations here: uts.edu.au/human-technolo… Department of Industry, Science and Resources - DISR

Regulation was once a dirty word in tech companies around the world. Now even AI’s greatest advocates are calling for reform. We need to seize this moment for real reform. Read our article in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand by Nicholas Davis, Sophie Farthing & Edward Santow theconversation.com/do-we-need-a-n…

Remember 'move fast & break things'? That was then. Now regulation is back! But we need genuine reform. That means doing better at enforcing our existing laws, and filling the gaps where the law doesn't protect people from AI risks. Our op-ed: theconversation.com/do-we-need-a-n…

Our new research program Thrive is using AI and statistical machine learning methods, lived experience and community co-design to understand and create solutions to young people finishing school well. In partnership with TeEACH Research Centre and @prfoundation1 uts.edu.au/human-technolo…

📢We are calling for submissions for the Special Track "Accelerating collective decision intelligence" that our Director, Technology Sally Cripps is chairing at Data for Policy CIC #dataforpolicy2024 2024 conference. Submissions due 27 November dataforpolicy.org/2024-tracks/

We are so pleased to announce Myfanwy Wallwork, formerly at LexisNexis Australia will be joining us for a six-month HTI Fellowship, to work on operationalising the NSW AI Assurance Framework, ensuring fairness & transparency in services using AI. uts.edu.au/human-technolo… DIGITAL NSW

We're excited Danielle Woolley is joining us as an HTI fellow to leverage insights from our Thrive program to support better decision making in government & industry. Danielle brings a wealth of government experience in tackling social disadvantage. uts.edu.au/human-technolo…

Welcome Danielle!

We are recruiting! Our Thrive program is seeking a #Data #Science Software Engineer to do innovative research using probabilistic Machine Learning methods to help us identify the factors that enable children to finish school well. Apply now: seek.com.au/job/71054673 #Jobadvert