Incredibly important work here from my colleague Linda Przhedetsky. Access to affordable #rentals is already difficult enough for many Australians. Landlord tech raises serious concern about discrimination based on protected attributes & lack of transparency for applicants.👇

“Automation is cheap... But automation is brittle” Now at @[email protected] IPART on the limitations and risks of new technology attempting to grapple with flexibility in a post-industrial era.

Job alert! If you’re working in tech policy or governance - or are keen to apply your expertise to this rapidly evolving field in 2023 - come work with me & the amazing Human Technology Institute team (they really are an incredible crew)! More below👇

Microsoft’s new AI can simulate anyone’s voice with 3 seconds of audio arstechnica.com/?post_type=pos…

Historic Medibank class action following Office of the Australian Information Commissioner representative complaint could see significant compensation awarded to #consumers for data breach. An important one to follow for #accountability & #governance: afr.com/technology/thr…

Many people don't realize that the largest electronically traded markets in the world are online ad markets. Today the DOJ filed suit against Google for illegally monopolizing them. This puts DOJ, half+ our States, and even Senators and Congressmen in alignment. 1/

Are you starting your career in responsible technology, with a background in tech, law and/or public policy? If so, we Human Technology Institute are recruiting for 2 research assistants just like you! Apply by 2 March 2023 - further details, pay & conditions: recruitment.uts.edu.au/OA_HTML/OA.jsp…

Scammers are using artificial intelligence to sound more like family members in distress. People are falling for it and losing thousands of dollars. washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

GPT-4 will still be a bull in a china shop — and 6 other predictions from December 2022

A final amusing detail - GPT-4 gets a score of 86% on the theory and knowledge part of the Certified Sommelier Examination. Question for a philosophy class: Can one be a wine expert without having ever tasted wine? 8/8

“I'm particularly worried that these models could be used for large-scale disinformation," said the creator of one of the models that can be used for large-scale disinformation abcnews.go.com/Technology/ope…

I'd not depend on AI to help me hire anyone. Yet, a third of Australian companies rely on artificial intelligence to help them hire the right person. theguardian.com/technology/202…

Think #AI systems operate in a regulatory 'Wild West'? Think again! AI systems are subject to #privacy, consumer protection, anti-discrimination laws and more in AUS and globally. Learn how you can navigate the AI landscape at uts.edu.au/human-technolo… Nicholas Davis Lauren Solomon

AI systems can cause real harms to people - both individually and collectively. I am proud to have co-authored this new report with Nicholas Davis for Human Technology Institute which lays out the risks & provides a snapshot of AI #governance in corporate Australia today. uts.edu.au/human-technolo…

Organisations across Australia are deploying #artificialintelligence in their operations without clear strategies or adequate safeguards, undermining #AI’s potential benefits, according to a new report from Human Technology Institute's Nicholas Davis and Lauren Solomon: bddy.me/3IOREHF

Time for corporate leaders to move into people & practice change on AI governance. We need governance systems which maintain a sharp focus on human impact to protect against misuse & failure. More on our new Human Technology Institute report from Tom Burton with Nicholas Davis & Simon Burns Gilbert + Tobin👇