Excited about our new grant, led by Paul Salmon, with Gemma Read, Scott Mclean, Nancy Cooke & Eduardo Salas. Funded by the Australian Research Council Discovery Projects scheme, the research aims to develop a new model of teamwork for human-autonomy teams UniSC: University of the Sunshine Coast tinyurl.com/yckr4ys6

Paul Salmon on the Bletchley declaration on AI safety “... lack of detail regarding... the metrics and tools to be used. How we can ensure that different nations apply consistent and valid methods when identifying and addressing risks is not yet clear.” theguardian.com/australia-news…

I somehow managed to lose my voice and get sunburnt in the last 2 days, but I am happy to be here at #SMHR2023, sharing our work on help-seeking for self-harm in young people at Centre for HF & STS.

You are invited to my Inaugural Lecture “How can we manage driver sleepiness? A career in collaboration” 24th January 2024 at Loughborough University, information and booking is here. lboro.ac.uk/inaugural-lect… Open to all, free to attend, in person Loughborough University Lboro Transport Safety

The silly season has begun...

We are still looking for participants for our survey - so if you drive a car or ride and bicycle (and are an Australian resident), please check it out at the link below...

THE NEED FOR HUMANS? In a world where technology is taking an ever-greater role in our lives, do we still need humans? That’s the question asked by Peter Hancock, Provost Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Central Florida.

We wrote this tongue-in-cheek piece about the risks of an advanced Santa AI for Christmas 2020. Alarmingly the concerns remain #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AISafety theconversation.com/the-ghost-of-c…

We are looking for individuals to participate in #research looking at how personality might impact the bond with cats. If you have a cat, please consider participating! surveymonkey.com/r/286SDTV #survey #psychology #cats #cat #pets

Our special issue of Ergonomics on Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics is out now, put together to recognise the 40-year anniversary of Lisanne Bainbridge’s Ironies of Automation paper. Read the papers here: tandfonline.com/toc/terg20/cur… Edited with Patrick Waterson

Concerning that automated adjustments would include changes to a women's proportions and clothing. So sorry this happened to you Georgie Purcell. If it was an automated feature, it demonstrates the urgency for controls on AI to address AI bias #ResponsibleAI

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has completed its safety study into the risks associated with level crossing collisions, in particular involving heavy road vehicles.

Public lecture: Maximising athlete performance through Sports Science. Prof Barry Drust will discuss enhancing athlete physical performance in elite sport including experiences with Liverpool FC and the England Men’s Football team usc.edu.au/research/centr… Barry Drust Scott Mclean

Over the last 2 weeks we've been very fortunate to host Prof Barry Drust from Uni of Birmingham. Barry Drust shared his wisdom on football performance and is collaborating with Scott Mclean & Paul Salmon on some exciting new projects. Supported by UniSC's CONNECT grant scheme

Reminder that the deadline for abstract submissions for the 2024 HFESA annual conference closes on the 19th May - call for papers below! ergonomics.org.au/conf1/ High quality abstracts will be invited to submit a full paper for publication in the HFEMSI journal #humanfactors

Join us for our inaugral Methods Masterclass series, Melbourne, 10-11 Sept, with expert facilitators: Paul Salmon Prof Neville Stanton Gemma Read Scott Mclean Find out more: tinyurl.com/4w6var7a #humanfactors #systemsthinking

To celebrate the CIEHF's 75th anniversary we asked 18 #humanfactors researchers and practitioners a series of questions on HFE's impact, contemporary challenges, and critical future directions. You can read the results here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Ergonomics #ergonomics

Can AI help social workers? We are recruiting participants for an online study being conducted by UniSC. We are exploring Australian social worker’s perceptions of using artificial intelligence tools uniofsunshinecoast.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e5…

Advancements in AI tech may lead to a broad range of applications that can provide great benefits, yet may also introduce risks. We are interested in your views on such risks Complete our short survey here: uniofsunshinecoast.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cH… #AI #artificialintelligence #aisafety