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SUMMARY:Pathways for Regeneration: Frontier Innovation meets Community Stewardship
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”As technology reshapes our world at unprecedented speed and scale\, how can communities harness these shifts to build resilient\, regenerative futures?” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDrawing from a decade building frontier tech ventures across emerging markets and supporting grassroots initiatives throughout Asia-Pacific and beyond\, Crystal Ma explores the transformative potential where cutting-edge innovation meets community and indigenous stewardship. Through real-world examples leveraging emerging technologies including AI and blockchain\, she reveals how we can seize this pivotal time to flip the script — contributing and seeding systems that empower the commons to contribute to an inclusive\, regenerative\, and thriving future for people and planet. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1755266039842{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKER” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”29993″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text css=””]Crystal Ma\nCrystal Ma is a venture builder and digital innovation strategist at the intersection of inclusive finance\, frontier technology\, and impact. With over a decade launching and scaling ventures at the forefront of technology across frontier markets\, she has structured funds\, worked with pioneering startups\, and launched digital products to millions in emerging markets. Her work spans from leading strategic initiatives at fintech unicorns and Web3 protocols\, advising funders and founders\, to hands-on contributions to grassroots and community-led initiatives in rural villages across Asia-Pacific and beyond. \nCrystal now focuses on partnering with mission-aligned teams and organisations\, leveraging frontier technologies\, including AI\, blockchain\, and IoT\, to scale digital solutions and build market infrastructure for a low-carbon economy. Working across the globe\, she is committed to integrating social\, financial\, and technological innovation for inclusive impact and regeneration for people and the planet. \nCrystal holds a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics\, is a CFA Charterholder\, and holds certification in Climate Finance. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1755267942066{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER NOW” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Fpathways-for-regeneration|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/pathways-for-regeneration/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:Melbourne,Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250805T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250805T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
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SUMMARY:Financial Platforms: Infrastructures for Value Creation
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join us for this discussion led by Professor Janet Roitman\, from RMIT University in Melbourne\, who will examine Financial Platforms: Infrastructures for Value Creation.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Financial platforms are generally seen as the basic infrastructure of platform capitalism. They are therefore taken to be the basis for the exercise of ‘infrastructural power.’ The latter transpires through the incorporation of digital technologies and algorithmic operations into the heart of economic and financial practices. However\, different assumptions are made about the effects of digital platforms and infrastructures depending on geographical location. \nFor example\, financial platforms are approached as inherent to processes of financialization on a global scale and are generally seen as the basic infrastructure of platform capitalism. They are therefore taken to be the basis for exercise of ‘infrastructural power.’ The latter transpires through the incorporation of digital technologies and algorithmic operations into the heart of economic and financial practices. However\, different assumptions are made about the effects of digital platforms and infrastructures depending on geographical location. For example\, while financial platforms are approached as inherent to processes of financialization on a global scale\, they are reduced to processes of financial inclusion when referencing the ‘Global South.’ Analyses of financialization as a one-way-vector – Global North to Global South – overlook the variability\, the limits\, and responses to financialization. In contrast\, a focus on market devices illustrates the specificities of value creation via digital platforms.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]RSVP via the ADM+S Calendar invite.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1750647521944{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKER” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Janet Roitman is a Professor at RMIT University in Melbourne\, Australia. She is the founderdirector of The Platform Economies Research Network (PERN) and an Associate Investigator at the ARC Centre\nof Excellence for Automated Decision-making and Society (ADM+S) at RMIT University. She serves on the Council of Advisors for the Platform Cooperativism Consortium. Her research focuses on financial practices\, digital technologies\, and emergent forms of value. She is the author of Fiscal Disobedience: An Anthropology of Economic Regulation in Central Africa (Princeton University Press) and Anti-Crisis (Duke University Press). \nProfessor Roitman serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Cultural Economy\, Cultural Anthropology\, Finance & Society\, and Platforms & Society. Her research has received funding support from the Ford Foundation\, the MacArthur Foundation\, the American Council of Learned Societies\, the United States Social Science Research Council\, Agence française du développement\, The Institute for Public Knowledge\, and the United States National Science Foundation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/financial-platforms-infrastructures-for-value-creation/
LOCATION:QUT Kelvin Grove – Z9-607\, Australia
CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members,Brisbane,ECR Students,HDR Students,Online
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SUMMARY:Efficiency is not the only goal: An examination of the role of public consultation in administrative law
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join us for this presentation by ADM+S Research Fellow Alexandra Sinclair\, who will examine the purposes and values of human consultation in administrative law and whether those values can be satisfied in a context of simulated participation and consultation.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This presentation is situated within a context of increasing calls for Gen AI simulation of human  participation and consultation in legislative and democratic processes. The presentation examines  the  purposes and values of human consultation in administrative law. It analyses how consultation has both instrumentalists aims in improving the quality of law-making and decision-making and also recognises wider values pertaining to human dignity and democratic legitimacy.   The presentation questions whether those values can be satisfied in a context of simulated participation and consultation.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]RSVP via the ADM+S calendar invite which will include a Zoom link for online attendees.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1750647521944{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKER” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”28383″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=””]Dr Alexandra Sinclair is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Sydney Law School. She has a doctorate from the London School of Economics and Political Science examining the application of English judicial review doctrines to automated decision-making by the British state. Alexandra previously worked as a research fellow at the Public Law Project\, focusing on public law and technology. Her work with the Public Law Project on frontline automated decision-making in government was covered by the Guardian.  Alexandra has published in the Modern Law Review and Public Law. She is a frequent online contributor and has written for the UK Constitutional Law Association Blog\, the Digital Constitutionalist\, the Law Society Gazette and Prospect Magazine\, among others.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/efficiency-is-not-the-only-goal-an-examination-of-the-role-of-public-consultation-in-administrative-law/
LOCATION:QUT Kelvin Grove – Z9-607\, Australia
CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members,Brisbane,Online
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SUMMARY:Re/Framing Field Lab
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Expressions of Interest Invited” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 2024\, Re/Framing brought together industry\, academia and creative industries to map the landscape of creativity and AI. This landscape\, of course\, has since been terraformed multiple times over. \nFollowing this year’s ADM+S Symposium in Brisbane\, this satellite event invites scholars\, creatives\, and collaborators to join a focused co-lab on generative AI\, critical media practice\, and creative research.  \n\n\nThis time\, we zoom in — shifting from discussion to co-creation. Together\, we’ll explore themes like signal\, noise\, agency\, embodiment\, authenticity\, tools\, systems\, and workflows\, with a view to generating tangible outcomes: co-authored papers\, creative NTROs\, white papers\, infographics\, tech demos\, speculative systems\, special issues\, zines — or whatever else wants to emerge. \nThis is a space to find your plot on the landscape and plant some seeds – to pitch\, partner\, and prototype ideas. \nWe’re excited to bring together people across disciplines\, roles\, and modalities who want to experiment at the messy intersections of theory\, practice\, and speculative media/design. \nTo express interest\, please email Daniel Binns by Monday 2 June with a current CV and short precis of your motivation for attending. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/this-satellite-event-invites-scholars-creatives-and-collaborators-to-join-a-focused-co-lab-on-generative-ai-critical-media-practice-and-creative-research/
LOCATION:The University of Queensland\, Sir Fred Schonell Drive\, Saint Lucia\, Brisbane City\, 4067\, Australia
CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members,Brisbane,Online
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SUMMARY:2025 ADM+S Symposium - Automated Social Services: Building Inclusive Digital Futures
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”This Symposium unites ADM+S researchers\, technologists\, social service professionals\, and policymakers to showcase innovative responses to the challenges of building inclusive\, ethical\, and responsible automated social services.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSocial services provide benefits to the whole community by improving outcomes for diverse and disadvantaged people through education\, health and housing. Often social services are targeted to respond to people experiencing poverty\, child neglect or harm\, domestic and family violence\, migration and settlement\, homelessness and disability\, the effects of disaster and many other situations. Social services are delivered by a range of actors in the community including governments\, the not-for-profit sector\, social enterprises and business and have sought to innovate through data-driven systems and increasingly automated technologies. As such social services mediate engagement with highly diverse people and populations\, often experiencing complex circumstances of disadvantage or discrimination\, and often digitally excluded. \n  \n\nAutomation in social services is highly diverse and at very different stages of development reflecting resourcing differences across government and the voluntary not-for-profit community sector. Despite the sensitivities of social services\, automation offers increased capacity and enhanced personalisation amidst growing demands within constrained resources. There is extensive interest in the potential of both predictive and generative AI. Observers have long pointed to the tensions between the objectives of improving efficiency and providing care and support to individuals\, families and communities. Increasing surveillance and reduction of human connections have too often led to growing inequalities. Even well intentioned systems have unintentionally caused harm. \n  \n\nIn the wake of nation-scale failures like Robodebt\, approaches to social service automation remain cautious. Social service providers want greater legal and regulatory clarity alongside professional upskilling to help them develop and deploy data- and AI-driven technologies ethically\, safely and responsibly. Calls for authentic co-design of algorithmic-enabled services with service users provides a further challenge to building cross-professional work. But the pace of change in the sector presents considerable difficulties for research\, governance and regulation. \n\n  \nThese are fundamental issues for Automated Decision Making and Society\, inviting collaboration across technical\, legal and social science disciplines with the government and not-for-profit sector and the community members most affected. \n  \n  \n\nSymposium Location and Program \nThe Symposium will be held at the University of Queensland | St Lucia campus\, in Brisbane. Many sessions will be offered in hybrid mode.  \n\nTuesday 1 July 2025\n10.00am-7.30pm\nSatellite events\, HDR workshops & Welcome reception\nWednesday 2 July 2025\n8.30am-6.30pm\nMain 2025 Symposium: Automated Social Services – Building Inclusive Digital Futures\nThursday 3 July 2025\n8.30am-4.30pm\nADM+S Centre Signature Projects Workshops. (Limited to ADM+S Signature Project teams (closed event)\n\nFriday 4 July\n8.30am-1.00pm\nADM+S Centre Signature Projects Workshops. (Limited to ADM+S Signature Project teams (closed event)\n\nPlease note: we will not be able to accommodate dietary needs on registrations received after COB 24 June 2025. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1749786350150{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #DD9933 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ED612B” custom_text=”#FFFFFF” size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fadms-symposium.com%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1748820088813{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #DD9933 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTRATION NOW OPEN” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ED612B” custom_text=”#FFFFFF” size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Fadms-2025-symposium|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1715132217654{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”STUDENT PAPER CONTEST” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Since 2005\, the Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC) has featured a graduate student paper contest. This important tradition highlights the best work(s) by members of the new generation of CIRC scholars. \nTo participate in this contest\, the papers need to be authored / co-authored by students only. They cannot be co-authored by any faculty member or postdoc. The papers should be written in full\, in a similar format as journal articles (8\,000 words)\, but not published or accepted for publication in an academic journal\, book\, or any other formal outlet or platform. They should include authors’ names and affiliations. \nWinners—1st price and runner(s) up—will be chosen by the CIRC Steering Committee (in collaboration with the conference organising committee). The result will be announced on the last day of CIRC 2024 on 18 June 2024. \nIf you wish to participate in the student paper contest\, please send your full paper to the following email\, with the subject “Student paper contest”\, by 30 May 2024: circ2024.au@gmail.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1740695969092{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”568″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Mark Andrejevic\nMark Andrejevic is a Chief Investigator at the Monash University node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S). Mark Andrejevic is Professor of Media Studies in the School of Media\, Film\, and Journalism at Monash University. His research covers the social\, political\, and cultural impact of digital media\, with a focus on surveillance and popular culture. He is the author of four monographs\, including\, most recently Automated Media\, as well as more than 90 academic articles and book chapters. He is a member of the Council for Big Data\, Ethics\, and Society and heads up the Automated Society Working Group at Monash. Before coming to Monash he held positions at the University of Queensland and the University of Iowa.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1687915639246{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PROGRAM” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The ADM & CS conference includes a mix of keynote plenary sessions\, regular panels and workshops. The plenary sessions feature keynote speakers and discussants\, all distinguished scholars in their specific fields in and beyond digital China related research. The keynotes will provide framing\, provocations and questions from different disciplinary backgrounds to kick off the event\, while the plenary speakers and discussants will bring their deep expertise towards unpacking specific tracks and topics. \nView the conference program for details on each session\, speakers and other helpful information.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”CONFERENCE PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fadm-cs-program%2F|title:ADM%26CS%20Conference%20Program|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/2025-symposium/
LOCATION:University of Queensland\, Brisbane\, Australia
CATEGORIES:ADM+S Members,Brisbane,Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250528
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SUMMARY:Inter-Asia Perspectives on Automated Decision-Making and Society
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”This two-day event brings together leading scholars\, researchers\, and collaborators to examine how automated decision-making (ADM) systems are shaped by—and reshape—language\, culture\, and governance across different regions of Asia. Hosted by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)\, and held at the University of Tokyo\, the event includes a closed-door workshop (by invitation) followed by a public symposium.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe workshop (26 May) focuses on comparative dialogue and collaboration between researchers engaged in the “Language and Cultural Diversity in ADM” project. Participants will share regional case studies and explore common threads\, differences\, and methodological approaches for future joint research initiatives across Asia. \nThe symposium (27 May) opens up the conversation to a wider public\, with keynote speakers\, panels\, and thematic sessions addressing cutting-edge topics including AI\, blockchain\, platform economies\, and social robotics—all viewed through the lens of East Asian cultural\, linguistic\, and technological contexts. \n\nThis event is hosted by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)\, in collaboration with with Beyond AI\, University of Tokyo and is linked to the Language and Cultural Diversity in ADM: Australia in the Asia Pacific project. \nFor more information: haiqing.yu@rmit.edu.au \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1740696460842{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Finter-asia-perspectives-program%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1740696460842{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER FOR PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Finter-asia-perspectives|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1740695969092{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”568″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Mark Andrejevic\nMark Andrejevic is a Chief Investigator at the Monash University node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S). Mark Andrejevic is Professor of Media Studies in the School of Media\, Film\, and Journalism at Monash University. His research covers the social\, political\, and cultural impact of digital media\, with a focus on surveillance and popular culture. He is the author of four monographs\, including\, most recently Automated Media\, as well as more than 90 academic articles and book chapters. He is a member of the Council for Big Data\, Ethics\, and Society and heads up the Automated Society Working Group at Monash. Before coming to Monash he held positions at the University of Queensland and the University of Iowa.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/inter-asia-perspectives/
LOCATION:University of Tokyo\, Japan
CATEGORIES:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250529
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20250314T050341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T052111Z
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SUMMARY:inSTEM 2025
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”inSTEM is an annual conference for Centre of Excellence members\, dedicated to advancing equitable practices for marginalised and underrepresented people in STEM\, while also welcoming those committed to becoming better allies.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a two-day networking and career development conference aimed at marginalised and underrepresented groups in STEM\, along with their allies and leaders. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ninSTEM provides a safe\, inclusive space to connect and share experiences\, and learn from experts on advancing careers in STEM while fostering inclusivity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAn initiative of the ARC Centres of Excellence\, inSTEM offers career insights\, networking opportunities\, and discussions on driving meaningful change in STEM. Whether you’re a leader\, ally\, or from a marginalised group\, inSTEM provides valuable learning and networking opportunities. Attending inSTEM can help you: \n\nStrengthen your leadership and allyship by learning from experts and colleagues about how to create more inclusive teams.\nBuild lasting connections with a diverse group of individuals across STEM disciplines.\nGain new insights and strategies to support your career or the careers of those around you.\n\nInformation on how to register will be sent to members via email. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1740696460842{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”PROGRAM INFORMATION” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instem.org.au%2F2025-program|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1740695969092{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”568″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Mark Andrejevic\nMark Andrejevic is a Chief Investigator at the Monash University node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S). Mark Andrejevic is Professor of Media Studies in the School of Media\, Film\, and Journalism at Monash University. His research covers the social\, political\, and cultural impact of digital media\, with a focus on surveillance and popular culture. He is the author of four monographs\, including\, most recently Automated Media\, as well as more than 90 academic articles and book chapters. He is a member of the Council for Big Data\, Ethics\, and Society and heads up the Automated Society Working Group at Monash. Before coming to Monash he held positions at the University of Queensland and the University of Iowa.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/instem2025/
LOCATION:Storey Hall\, RMIT University\, Building 16\, 336/348 Swanston St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Melbourne,Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250516T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250516T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20250417T050500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T000848Z
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SUMMARY:Trebor Scholz - From Vibe to Viability: A Methodology for Building Transformative Alternatives in the Digital Economy
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”A/Prof Trebor Scholz is a leading voice in the global movement for democratic digital infrastructure\, exploring how communities in over 60 countries are creating alternatives to extractive technologies through cooperative experiments.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvery time you order a meal\, obtain directions\, query an AI chatbot\, or access your child’s virtual classroom\, you’re interacting with a multi-sided digital platform—and you trade in more than just time or money. You relinquish data. You perform unpaid labor. And in nearly every case\, that data\, along with the profits\, leaves your community and flows to distant companies with no stake in your local economy. But what if the digital economy worked differently—what if it respected privacy\, strengthened local economies\, and ensured communities benefited from the value they help create?\nFor researchers who believe their work can contribute to positive social change\, this lecture offers a methodology grounded in lived examples—one that links critical analysis with practical pathways for reshaping the platform economy. \n\nThis talk analyzes real-world models of doing things differently—from a driver-owned ride-hailing platform in New York City\, to a community telecoms co-op in Mzamba\, South Africa\, a care worker co-op in Sydney\, an artist-owned stock photography platform based in Canada\, and a food delivery system shared by 80 cooperatives across Europe. These are practical alternatives that challenge business-as-usual approaches in mobility\, connectivity\, creative production\, care\, and food systems. They respond to widespread concerns—excessive workplace monitoring\, loss of individual privacy\, unaccountable algorithms\, and the growing instability of gig work—while also addressing deeper systemic issues like concentrated ownership\, weakened labor protections\, and the outsized political influence of tech oligarchs. \nBut this isn’t just another take on platform cooperatives. It doesn’t shy away from the hard questions: What happens when the energy fades? When scale becomes a trap? When democracy cuts into your evenings? One case explored in greater depth is Groupmuse\, a US-American platform co-op owned by its workers and musicians. It connects communities through intimate house concerts—over 10\,000 to date. With 3\,000 artists and 65\,000 audience members nationwide\, each performance guarantees musicians a minimum of $125\, plus direct audience contributions. \nIn this presentation\, Scholz outlines a methodology that defies the usual academic playbook—combining research\, organizing\, education\, and advocacy to shift conditions on the ground. He traces a lineage from 28 weavers in mid-19th century England—whose cooperative experiment inspired hard-won principles of mutual ownership and democratic governance—to today’s efforts to reclaim agency and worker power in over 60 countries. Platform co-ops. Data cooperatives. DAOs. Community-owned data centers. This approach\, alongside broader efforts by platform cooperatives and adjacent solidarity enterprises\, has contributed to improved conditions for over a million workers\, helped establish the emerging academic subfield of SolidarityTech\, and sparked conversations about cooperative alternatives in more than 60 countries—all without falling into the trap of solutionism that promises quick fixes to deeply structural problems. \nYet the path is fraught with barriers: platform worker cooperatives grapple with financial constraints\, legal exclusion\, and the gravitational pull of entrenched corporate norms. Ultimately\, Scholz argues that capital’s domination of the tech sector is not complete—leaving room for real utopias grounded in the solidarity economy\, built not to scale like empires\, but to last like communities. \nThis event is present in partnership with the Digital Ethnography Research Centre at RMIT and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society\, and is supported by RMIT Culture. \n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1729732550382{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:%20https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Ffrom-vibe-to-viability|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1729726283854{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”28661″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text css=””]Trebor Scholz\nTrebor Scholz is a scholar-activist and Associate Professor for Culture & Media at The New School in New York City. His book Uber-Worked and Underpaid. How Workers Are Disrupting the Digital Economy (Polity\, 2016) develops an analysis of the challenges posed by digital labor and introduces the concept of platform cooperativism as a way of joining the peer-to-peer and co-op movements with online labor markets while insisting on communal ownership and democratic governance. His next book will focus on the prospects of the cooperative online economy.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”18335″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text css=””]Ellie Rennie\nFollowing his presentation\, Trebor will be joined for a fireside by Prof Ellie Rennie. Ellie is an Associate Investigator at the RMIT University node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S) and Principal Research Fellow in RMIT’s Digital Ethnography Research Centre. She is also a member of the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/vibe-to-viability/
LOCATION:RMIT University\, Melbourne
CATEGORIES:Melbourne,Online,Public Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250513T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250513T153000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20250430T022932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T015352Z
UID:28954-1747126800-1747150200@www.admscentre.org.au
SUMMARY:Workshop - Reason-giving in the Automated State
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Bringing together leading scholars working at the intersection of artificial intelligence\, legal reasoning and administrative law.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Hosted by The University of Queensland ADM+S Node\, this day long workshop considers the duty to give reasons in the context of the growing reliance on automation in administrative and legal decision-making. It will bring together leading Australian scholars working at the intersection of artificial intelligence\, legal reasoning\, and administrative law. Questions addressed during the workshop will include: \n\nTo what extent can reason-giving act as a corrective to improper use of automation in the administrative state? Would more stringent enforcement of the duty to give reasons have helped to avoid scandals such as Robodebt?\nIs the use of various forms of generative AI in administrative and legal decision-making compatible with the common law duty to give reasons?\nIs reason-giving a form of explanation\, and does the common law duty to give reasons protect the “right to explanation”?\nThe extent to which different forms of automated systems are capable of giving effect to the duty to give reasons?\nInsights comparing the approaches of the Netherlands\, the UK and Australia to automated decision-making and their duty to give reasons.\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1729732550382{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com.au%2Fe%2Fworkshop-reason-giving-in-the-automated-state-tickets-1312419314499%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1687915639246{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PROGRAM” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The ADM & CS conference includes a mix of keynote plenary sessions\, regular panels and workshops. The plenary sessions feature keynote speakers and discussants\, all distinguished scholars in their specific fields in and beyond digital China related research. The keynotes will provide framing\, provocations and questions from different disciplinary backgrounds to kick off the event\, while the plenary speakers and discussants will bring their deep expertise towards unpacking specific tracks and topics. \nView the conference program for details on each session\, speakers and other helpful information.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”CONFERENCE PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fadm-cs-program%2F|title:ADM%26CS%20Conference%20Program|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/workshop-reason-giving-in-the-automated-state/
LOCATION:Sir Llew Edwards (Building 14)\, UQ St Lucia Campus\, Campbell Road\, Saint Lucia\, Brisbane\, 4067\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Brisbane,Online,Public Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250408T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250408T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20250328T003131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T011158Z
UID:28678-1744124400-1744128000@www.admscentre.org.au
SUMMARY:Autism Supports for Comfort\, Care and Connection
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Autistic people employ a range of non-human devices\, services and creatures to find comfort\, care\, social acceptance and intimacy. In this seminar\, Megan Catherine Rose and Deborah Lupton will launch their report detailing their research with autistic people about the supports they use in their daily lives.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdopting a more-than-digital theoretical approach and autistic-led methodology\, they present a series of case studies derived from interviews with autistic people\, accompanied by portraits by an autistic professional graphic artist. The report illustrates how digital and non-digital supports come together in dynamic and affectively charged ways to help autistic people open capacities for relational connections and kinship with other humans and with non-humans. By engaging with these practices and communities\, the participants were able to meet their sensory and affective needs and develop close (albeit physically distanced) social bonds\, thereby finding a sense of belonging\, shared understanding\, empathy and acceptance. \n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1740696427080{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com.au%2Fe%2Fautism-supports-for-comfort-care-and-connection-tickets-1289112753949%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1743120950208{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”9780″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text css=””]Megan Rose\nMegan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the UNSW Vitalities Lab and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society. She is a cultural sociologist and artist interested in how creativity is used in new technologies and collective cultures for care\, safety and belonging. Her latest research explores the significance of self-determined cultures\, communities and supports for autistic adults\, as well as the cultural impact of care robot design.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”6346″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text css=””]Deborah Lupton\nDeborah is SHARP Professor in the UNSW Faculty of Arts\, Design & Architecture. Her research is interdisciplinary\, spanning sociology\, media and cultural studies. She is located in the Centre for Social Research in Health and the Social Policy Research Centre\, leading both the Vitalities Lab and the UNSW Node of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. Professor Lupton is an elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia\, the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and the Royal Society of NSW and has been awarded two honorary doctorates. She is the author/co-author of 20 academic books and editor/co-editor of a further ten volumes.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1687915639246{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PROGRAM” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The ADM & CS conference includes a mix of keynote plenary sessions\, regular panels and workshops. The plenary sessions feature keynote speakers and discussants\, all distinguished scholars in their specific fields in and beyond digital China related research. The keynotes will provide framing\, provocations and questions from different disciplinary backgrounds to kick off the event\, while the plenary speakers and discussants will bring their deep expertise towards unpacking specific tracks and topics. \nView the conference program for details on each session\, speakers and other helpful information.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”CONFERENCE PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fadm-cs-program%2F|title:ADM%26CS%20Conference%20Program|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/autism-supports/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/website-sizing-8-1.png
ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250217T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250217T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20241222T224904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T033936Z
UID:27600-1739790000-1739793600@www.admscentre.org.au
SUMMARY:Report Launch: Generative AI & Journalism
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join us for the official launch of our comprehensive report Generative AI and Journalism: Content\, Journalistic Perceptions\, and Audience Experiences.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Generative AI\, a technology that has captivated global attention in 2023\, is reshaping journalism. From AI-generated text and images to videos and audio\, this technology offers new ways to automate\, enhance\, and even disrupt traditional journalistic practices. While its potential is vast\, it also raises complex questions around ethics\, bias\, and the future of news production. \nThis new report brings together six discrete research and engagement activities which span multiple countries  over a three-year period (2022-24) and focuses on AI in journalism within three broad domains: AI-generated content in journalism\, journalists’ perceptions of and use of AI in journalism\, and news audiences’ perceptions of and reactions to this technology being used in journalism. \nAt this launch\, report authors will present key insights\, and feature a discussion on the implications of AI in journalism\, focusing on the practical applications\, challenges\, and ethical considerations that journalists and news organisations must navigate. Participants will have the opportunity to explore how AI is reshaping storytelling\, content creation\, and audience engagement\, as well as the emerging policies and best practices for its responsible use. \nWhether you’re a journalist\, media professional\, academic\, or simply interested in the intersection of AI and news\, this event will provide a comprehensive overview of how Generative AI is transforming journalism and what it means for the future of news production.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1734050874463{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”PROGRAM TBC” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1733808675799{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Fai-policy-co-design-toolkit-development-workshop|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1734669181298{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”ABOUT THE REPORT” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]This output joins other reports that focus on AI in journalism (including those produced by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism\, the BBC\, the Tow Center for Digital Journalism\, and the Centre for Media Transition at UTS) but largely adopts a distinct focus on multi-modal\, visual AI and offers a broader scope over multiple domains (production\, editing\, and audience reception and interpretation). It also complements with depth\, nuance\, and richness the breadth of other survey work focused on AI and journalism\, particularly in the domain of news audiences. \nThis report aims to familiarise the reader with a wide array of AI in journalism use cases\, provide grounding on the legal and ethical issues that journalists and audiences identify regarding this technology within journalism\, and reveal news audiences’ expectations regarding how this technology should or should not be used. The report ends with a series of questions for journalists and news organisations to consider as they work through their experimentation with and guidelines around AI use in journalism.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1734669304950{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”ABOUT THE AUTHORS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”19426″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]T. J. Thomson\, RMIT University\nDr T. J. Thomson is a senior lecturer at RMIT University and an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow. As a former visual journalist and editor\, T. J. brings a depth of media industry experience and expertise from an international scholarship on visual media and visual communication. He co-leads The News\, Technology and Society Network at RMIT University and is an affiliated researcher of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. He is also the lead guest editor of a special issue in Digital Journalism on “Reimagining visual journalism theory and practice in the digital age” (co-edited with Ryan J. Thomas\, Iuliia Alieva\, and Shangyuan Wu) that is expected to be published in 2025.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”27603″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Ryan J. Thomas\, Washington State University\nDr. Ryan J. Thomas is an Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Production and Director of Graduate Studies in the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University. His teaching and research center on issues pertaining to journalism and democracy\, journalism ethics\, and the sociology of news production. He has won a variety of awards recognising his research\, teaching\, and academic service\, including the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s Krieghbaum Mid-Career Award. He is the member of the editorial boards of four journals and\, from January 2025\, the editor of the Journal of Media Ethics.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”17878″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Michelle Riedlinger\, Queensland University of Technology\nMichelle Riedlinger is an associate professor in the School of Communication\, chief investigator with the Digital Media Research Centre and an affiliated researcher with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. Her research focusses on emerging environmental\, agricultural and health research communication practices\, platformised fact checking\, and roles for “alternative” communicators of scientific research. She co-leads the Global Engagement Theme in the Global Journalism Innovation Lab and is the editor of the international Journal of Science Communication.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”26829″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Phoebe Matich\, Australian Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society at QUT\nPhoebe Matich is a post-doctoral research fellow at the QUT node of the ADM+S centre who is examining generative AI and authenticity in journalism and human rights media. Having completed her PhD studies at QUT’s Digital Media Research Centre in 2024\, her research considers how journalists represent reality and social issues. Phoebe is particularly interested in how journalists strive to achieve normative goals like objectivity in practice amid conjunctures like misinformation\, radicalisation\, or generative AI. In these contexts\, she considers the nexus between journalism practice\, discourse\, politics\, and audience trust to examine best and worst news practices\, and opportunities for improvements.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1687915639246{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PROGRAM” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The ADM & CS conference includes a mix of keynote plenary sessions\, regular panels and workshops. The plenary sessions feature keynote speakers and discussants\, all distinguished scholars in their specific fields in and beyond digital China related research. The keynotes will provide framing\, provocations and questions from different disciplinary backgrounds to kick off the event\, while the plenary speakers and discussants will bring their deep expertise towards unpacking specific tracks and topics. \nView the conference program for details on each session\, speakers and other helpful information.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”CONFERENCE PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fadm-cs-program%2F|title:ADM%26CS%20Conference%20Program|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/report-launch-generative-ai-journalism/
LOCATION:KG-Q430 Seminar Room\, Q Block\, QUT Kelvin Grove\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Brisbane,Online
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SUMMARY:2025 ADM+S Summer School
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”The 2025 ADM+S Summer School will encompass interactive workshops\, bootcamps\, mentoring and social activity across three days\, with our leading researchers and collaborators delivering a program encompassing methodological approaches\, technical play\, researcher and career development skills\, and community building amongst our ADM+S cohorts.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome dinner: Monday 10 February 6.00pm – 8.00pm\nSummer school days: Tuesday 11 – Thursday 13 February (9.30am – 4.00pm) \nPlease register your interest in attending\, we would love to see you there. Program updates to be distributed soon. \nADM+S interstatte students and researchers\, and those living in regional hubs (Victoria) can be supported by their node to attend the Summer School in-person\, this can be by way of return economy airfares\, accommodation\, and ground transportation. Please contact your Node Leader if you wish to attend in person. \nAny questions can be directed to Manager\, Research Training and Development Sally Storey. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1733808684894{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”EVENT GUIDE AND PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fevent-guide-2025-adms-summer-school%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1733808675799{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Fai-policy-co-design-toolkit-development-workshop|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1715132217654{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”STUDENT PAPER CONTEST” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Since 2005\, the Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC) has featured a graduate student paper contest. This important tradition highlights the best work(s) by members of the new generation of CIRC scholars. \nTo participate in this contest\, the papers need to be authored / co-authored by students only. They cannot be co-authored by any faculty member or postdoc. The papers should be written in full\, in a similar format as journal articles (8\,000 words)\, but not published or accepted for publication in an academic journal\, book\, or any other formal outlet or platform. They should include authors’ names and affiliations. \nWinners—1st price and runner(s) up—will be chosen by the CIRC Steering Committee (in collaboration with the conference organising committee). The result will be announced on the last day of CIRC 2024 on 18 June 2024. \nIf you wish to participate in the student paper contest\, please send your full paper to the following email\, with the subject “Student paper contest”\, by 30 May 2024: circ2024.au@gmail.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1732576258341{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”WORKSHOP FACILITATORS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”27057″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Saarim Saghir\nSaarim is a Strategy Manager with Google\, USA.  \n Daniel Angus is a Chief Investigator at the Queensland University of Technology node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S). Daniel is a Professor of Digital Communication in the School of Communication at QUT. His research focuses on the development of computational analysis methods for communication data\, with a specific focus on interaction data. His novel computational methods have improved our understanding of the nature of communication in medical consultations\, conversations in aged care settings\, television broadcast\, social media\, and newspaper reporting.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1687915639246{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PROGRAM” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The ADM & CS conference includes a mix of keynote plenary sessions\, regular panels and workshops. The plenary sessions feature keynote speakers and discussants\, all distinguished scholars in their specific fields in and beyond digital China related research. The keynotes will provide framing\, provocations and questions from different disciplinary backgrounds to kick off the event\, while the plenary speakers and discussants will bring their deep expertise towards unpacking specific tracks and topics. \nView the conference program for details on each session\, speakers and other helpful information.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”CONFERENCE PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fadm-cs-program%2F|title:ADM%26CS%20Conference%20Program|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/2025-adms-summer-school/
LOCATION:Melbourne Law School\, The Woodward Convention Centre\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3053
CATEGORIES:Melbourne,Online
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250102
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SUMMARY:Woodford Festival: Unveiling the Digital Self through Data Donation
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Discover the Digital You at the 2024 Woodford Folk Festival. The data donation booth offers festival-goers a chance to explore their digital selves in a fun and informative way — by revealing the hidden world behind their data.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt the data donation booth\, trained algorithm whisperers will bring your digital footprint to life to uncover the secrets of elusive algorithms. \nParticipate in a mystical exchange: offer data\, receive personalised readings\, and illuminate the shadowy pathways of digital fate. Your digital data will contribute to a collective public understanding of our shared online culture. Facebook ad preferences\, Spotify top artists\, TikTok follows\, will be used as data droplets\, growing into the Woodford tree of data. \nJoin researchers from ADM+S\, QUT’s Digital Media Research Centre and the Australian Internet Observatory at the 2024 Woodford Folk Festival for a deeper understanding of the intersection between digital media\, society\, and the pressing issues of our time. For more details on these sessions and timings\, visit the Woodford Folk Festival website. \nDiscover more events hosted by QUT DMRC at the Woodford Folk festival. \nThe Australian Internet Observatory is an initiative of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society in partnership with RMIT University\, Queensland University of Technology\, The University of Queensland\, The University of Melbourne\, Swinburne University of Technology and Deakin University. The AIO received investment from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The ARDC is funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1734050874463{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”PROGRAM TBC” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1733808675799{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Fai-policy-co-design-toolkit-development-workshop|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1715132217654{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”STUDENT PAPER CONTEST” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Since 2005\, the Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC) has featured a graduate student paper contest. This important tradition highlights the best work(s) by members of the new generation of CIRC scholars. \nTo participate in this contest\, the papers need to be authored / co-authored by students only. They cannot be co-authored by any faculty member or postdoc. The papers should be written in full\, in a similar format as journal articles (8\,000 words)\, but not published or accepted for publication in an academic journal\, book\, or any other formal outlet or platform. They should include authors’ names and affiliations. \nWinners—1st price and runner(s) up—will be chosen by the CIRC Steering Committee (in collaboration with the conference organising committee). The result will be announced on the last day of CIRC 2024 on 18 June 2024. \nIf you wish to participate in the student paper contest\, please send your full paper to the following email\, with the subject “Student paper contest”\, by 30 May 2024: circ2024.au@gmail.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1732576258341{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”WORKSHOP FACILITATORS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”27057″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Saarim Saghir\nSaarim is a Strategy Manager with Google\, USA.  \n Daniel Angus is a Chief Investigator at the Queensland University of Technology node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S). Daniel is a Professor of Digital Communication in the School of Communication at QUT. His research focuses on the development of computational analysis methods for communication data\, with a specific focus on interaction data. His novel computational methods have improved our understanding of the nature of communication in medical consultations\, conversations in aged care settings\, television broadcast\, social media\, and newspaper reporting.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1687915639246{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PROGRAM” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The ADM & CS conference includes a mix of keynote plenary sessions\, regular panels and workshops. The plenary sessions feature keynote speakers and discussants\, all distinguished scholars in their specific fields in and beyond digital China related research. The keynotes will provide framing\, provocations and questions from different disciplinary backgrounds to kick off the event\, while the plenary speakers and discussants will bring their deep expertise towards unpacking specific tracks and topics. \nView the conference program for details on each session\, speakers and other helpful information.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”CONFERENCE PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fadm-cs-program%2F|title:ADM%26CS%20Conference%20Program|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/woodford-festival-unveiling-the-digital-self-through-data-donation/
LOCATION:Woodford Folk Festival\, Woodrow Road 87\, Woodford\, QLD\, 4514\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Brisbane,Online
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SUMMARY:Ask Me Anything: Are Fair Elections Possible in the Digital Age?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”We’re excited to share that the latest Ask Me Anything (AMA) campaign hosted by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S) will feature Associate Professor Timothy Graham from QUT\, who will be answering questions on the topic “Are Fair Elections Possible in the Digital Age?”” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom social media algorithms to targeted ads\, and from the spread of disinformation to the transformation of “neutral” platforms into propaganda tools\, these issues are more relevant than ever. With the recent US election and Australia’s upcoming federal election\, this AMA offers a timely opportunity to explore these crucial topics. \nShare your burning question by Monday 9 December via the Submit a Question button. Associate Professor Timothy Graham will be answering a selection of questions – these will be shared on the ADM+S YouTube account. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”SUBMIT A QUESTION” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fadmscentre.org%2Fask-me-anything%20″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1722476003470{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”ABOUT OUR EXPERT” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”26596″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Timothy Graham is an Associate Professor in Digital Media at Queensland University of Technology. His research combines computational methods with social theory to examine online networks\, bots\, trolls\, disinformation\, and platform algorithms.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1722476003470{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”THE ADM+S ASK ME ANYTHING SERIES” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nView our previous Ask Me Anything sessions here: \n\nWhat is a deepfake and how do I spot one?\nADM+S Ask Me Anything Campaign Shorts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1722476003470{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPREAD THE WORD” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou can support this ADM+S AMA Campaign by sharing the social links below: \n\nLinkedIn\nBlueSky\nFacebook\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/ask-me-anything-are-fair-elections-possilbe-in-the-digital-age/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240711T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240711T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
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SUMMARY:Australian Ad Observatory: Key Insights and Future Plans
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”The Australian Ad Observatory has pioneered new ways to observe the targeting of social media advertising across populations of users. This webinar will highlight findings\, outline research methods and discuss next steps.” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1712019081104{padding-top: -35px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Advertising is at the heart of automated media and culture. Online advertisers are at the forefront of experimenting with automated digital media across recommendation\, targeting\, synthetic and augmented content\, logistics and retail. These promotional practices profoundly shape our everyday lived culture and experience of the world\, but how does this media landscape actually work? How is our own data used within this promotional ecosystem? And what role do different stakeholders (influencers\, audiences\, platforms) play in developing these promotional practices? \nLaunched in 2021\, The Australian Ad Observatory project at the ADM+S has pioneered a way to observe the targeting of social media advertising across populations of users. The Ad Observatory has generated the largest known collection of targeted ads that people encounter on Facebook in Australia – 328\,107 unique ads from 1909 participants – and built world-first research infrastructure that involved citizens in doing so.  \nThe project led to significant findings and impact across advertising in harmful industries including gambling\, alcohol\, unhealthy foods and consumer finance and misleading advertising practices seen in scam ads\, political advertising and environmental claims. \nResponding to significant recent and ongoing developments in automated advertising (including Generative AI)\, Phase 2 of the Australian Ad Observatory will develop approaches for studying contemporary media and information environments\, where there are no longer either shared flows of content\, nor stable texts. In the second phase of the project we will focus on particular groups of Australians who we will work with to donate ads and participate in co-analysis of their experience of automated advertising. \nAs automated advertising evolves\, Phase 2 of the project will examine the integration of generative AI into ad creation and targeting. It will also explore new ways of approaching the study of automated advertising\, not only in terms of individually targeted\, discrete ads\, but as ongoing sequences of ads that are ‘tuned’ to work in tandem with people’s identities and daily rhythms.  \nIn this webinar\, researchers and partner organisations involved in the Australian Ad Observatory discuss findings from Phase 1 and introduce Phase 2 as the project expands on data collection to include the full range of platforms accessed by mobile devices. \nThis webinar will be hosted on Zoom.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Faustralian-ad-observatory-webinar-program%2F”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Speakers” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”852″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] \nProf Christine Parker \nProf Christine Parker is a Chief Investigator at the University of Melbourne node of ADM+S. Professor Parker’s current research focuses on the politics\, ethics and regulation of food. Her recent research has critically examined whether ethical labelling can make food systems healthy\, sustainable and just with a particular focus on animal welfare labelling and superfood health claims.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”639″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] \nProf Jean Burgess \nJean Burgess is Associate Director of ADM+S. Jean’s  research focuses on the social implications of digital media technologies\, platforms\, and cultures\, as well as new and innovative digital methods for studying them. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”974″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Prof Daniel Angus \nProf Daniel Angus is a Chief Investigator at the Queensland University of Technology node of ADM+S. Daniel’s research focuses on the development of computational analysis methods for communication data\, with a specific focus on interaction data. His novel computational methods have improved our understanding of the nature of communication in medical consultations\, conversations in aged care settings\, television broadcast\, social media\, and newspaper reporting.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”568″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] \nProf Mark Andrejevic \nProf Mark Andrejevic is a Chief Investigator at the Monash University node of ADM+S. Mark’s research covers the social\, political\, and cultural impact of digital media\, with a focus on surveillance and popular culture. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”11654″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] \nAssoc Prof Nicolas Carah \nAssoc Prof Nicholas Carah is an Associate Investigator at The University of Queensland node of the ADM+S. Nicholas’ research examines the algorithmic\, promotional and participatory cultures of digital media platforms. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”1378″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Dr Abdul Obeid \nDr Abdul Obeid is a Data Engineer at the Queensland University of Technology node of ADM+S. Abdul is well-versed in machine learning\, topic modelling\, sentiment analysis\, statistical analysis\, and the use of probabilistic programming languages among other topics.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”17625″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Dr César Albarrán-Torres  \nDr César Albarrán-Torres is an Affiliate of ADM+S from Swinburne University. César’s current research focuses on the intersections among digital media\, finance\, and gambling. He also researches issues of postcolonial identities and narratives in film and television\, as well as the negotiations between social media and politics in Mexico\, particularly concerning the drug cartels.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”13888″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Dr Kate Bower\nConsumer Data Advocate\, CHOICE \nThe Consumer Data Team works towards Australians enjoying the same rights and safeties as they expect from traditional markets.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”25691″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Casey Briggs\nData journalist and presenter with ABC News[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”13611″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Dr Aimee Brownbill\nAimee is an ARC Early Career Industry Fellow with the Centre for Digital Cultures and Societies and the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education. Aimee has a PhD in Medicine (Public Health) and has contributed to collaborative applied research informing public health policy for several years. A key focus of her work to-date has been on the commercial determinants of health\, particularly the influence of marketing practices on health and wellbeing. \n [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”25645″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Chandni Gupta\nDeputy CEO and Digital Policy Director\, Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC) \nChandni leads CPRC’s research and policy program\, while also leading CPRC’s research stream on protecting consumers in a digital world. Her work to date includes exploring the consumer shift from the analogue towards the digital economy\, the impact of deceptive and manipulative online design on Australian consumers and the key gaps that currently exist in Australia’s consumer protections. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”16119″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Lauren Hayden \nLauren’s (she/her) PhD considers how platform consumer cultures are structured by digital advertising\, through an examination of alcohol promotion and online expression of drinking culture.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”7751″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Dr Amanda Lawrence \nDr Amanda Lawrence an Affiliate of the ADM+S from RMIT University and is leading the development of the Australian Internet Observatory project (2024 to 2028). Amanda’s interests include library and information management\, open knowledge systems\, research communication and public policy\, Wikimedia\, and public interest research infrastructure for the humanities and social sciences.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”14557″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Dr Kelly Lewis \nDr Kelly Lewis is a Research Fellow at the Monash University node of ADM+S. Kelly’s research builds on other ADM+S research programs that investigate common themes of data collection\, use\, storage\, and application of data with concern for achieving greater transparency\, accountability\, and fairness.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720058947348{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”20693″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] \nTanita Northcott \nTanita Northcott is an Affiliate at the University of Melbourne node of ADM+S. Tanita is a PhD Candidate at Deakin University. Her PhD focuses on understanding how law and regulation can be conceptualised and used to respond to the rise and harms of ultra-processed foods in the context of complex food systems and socio-ecological challenges.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1706850530206{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”16208″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]A rapidly expanding international grassroots journalism organisation with thousands of members across four continents. Their mission is to create a network of journalists (“hacks”) and technologists (“hackers”) who rethink the future of news and information. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/the-australian-ad-observatory-summative-webinar-event/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240702
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240705
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20240415T035643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T010526Z
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SUMMARY:Re/Framing - creativity / culture / computation
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Re/Framing is an academic/creative/industrial gathering that will explore the transformation of creativity and the creative fields by generative artificial intelligence tools; in particular\, this event will explore the opportunities and innovations enabled by the sustainable and ethical use of tools like ChatGPT\, Midjourney\, Leonardo.Ai\, and Suno\, in film\, TV\, music\, advertising\, audio production\, and other areas.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nEschewing traditional presentations\, Re/Framing is structured around roundtables\, workshops\, and experimental modes of idea generation. These sessions will incubate ideas around AI’s capabilities to solve complex creative and cognitive challenges\, or integrate into creative workflows; other groups may devise methods for considering\, reading\, using\, and analysing AI-generated media. Participants will also engage in guided practical\, interactive workshops and hackathons\, using genAI tools to solve problems\, visualise stories\, and imagine new futures. Curated keynote presentations and panel discussions may also inspire (these will be recorded for remote participants). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1712628805826{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fdigital-platform-economies-program%2F|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1701823210479{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reframing-ai.net|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1712628836420{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”568″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Mark Andrejevic (ADM+S)\nMark Andrejevic is Professor of Media Studies in the School of Media\, Film\, and Journalism at Monash University and a Chief Investigator at the Monash University node of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society (ADM+S). His research covers the social\, political\, and cultural impact of digital media\, with a focus on surveillance and digital media. He is the author of four monographs\, including\, most recently Automated Media\, as well as more than 90 academic articles and book chapters.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1701315140964{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Learn more about the Electronics <> Ecologies Series” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Felectronics-ecologies%2F”][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1687915639246{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PROGRAM” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The ADM & CS conference includes a mix of keynote plenary sessions\, regular panels and workshops. The plenary sessions feature keynote speakers and discussants\, all distinguished scholars in their specific fields in and beyond digital China related research. The keynotes will provide framing\, provocations and questions from different disciplinary backgrounds to kick off the event\, while the plenary speakers and discussants will bring their deep expertise towards unpacking specific tracks and topics. \nView the conference program for details on each session\, speakers and other helpful information.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”CONFERENCE PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fadm-cs-program%2F|title:ADM%26CS%20Conference%20Program|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1652423160969{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Who Are The Organisers?” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The Dark Ads hackathon is a project of the ARC Centre for Excellence in Automated Decision-Making and Society. The Centre brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers working across realms ranging from computer engineering and law to media studies\, history\, and sociology. Participants in the hackathon will benefit from the expertise of Centre participants\, including internationally recognised scholars across the disciplines\, and from invited guests.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Dark Ads Team \nDan Angus\, Jean Burgess\, Mark Andrejevic\, Robbie Fordyce\, Nina Li\, Verity Trott\, Bronwyn Carlson\, Kim Weatherall\, Nic Carah\, Megan Richardson\, Chris O’Neill\, Axel Bruns\, Nic Suzor.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Event Program” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_tta_accordion title_tag=”h1″ section_title_tag=”h1″ style=”flat” color=”black” active_section=”” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Day 1: Evening Session (3:00pm – 8:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470473-2d895773-15b5″][vc_column_text] \n\nWelcome and information session for participants and media\nIntroduction of the hackathon structure\, challenges\, judges and mentors\nPanel session with invited speakers on sharing recent research and industry developments\nParticipant team discussion for next two days\nSocial networking opportunity to mingle with all stakeholders and dinner\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Day 2: Full Day Schedule (8:00am – 6:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470485-4e690ffd-f75c”][vc_column_text] \n\nBreakfast session with technical mentors on the ads data tools and design\nParticipants brainstorm and ideate an approach to the issues discussed in day one panel\nLunch session with access to roaming mentors and invited speakers\nContinued teamwork on designing public interest ad research concepts\nEvening tea and day two brief on the progress and plan with all teams\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Day 3: Full Day Schedule (8:00am – 8:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470502-835fc2ea-2498″][vc_column_text] \n\nBreakfast with all teams and technical mentors\, focus on idea pitching discussion\nPitching idea to judges by each team\nLunch session with social activities\nAll teams participate in focus group discussion to share relections about their process\, designs and conceptualisation\nAnnouncement of winners and prizes\, followed by dinner\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/re-framing/
LOCATION:RMIT University\, Melbourne
CATEGORIES:Melbourne,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240619T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240619T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20240202T051435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240305T041018Z
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SUMMARY:wikihistories 2024: Wikipedia and/as Data
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”What is Wikipedia’s relationship to data? What should Wikipedia’s relationship to data be?” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1686532788622{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 2024 wikihistories symposium is co-located with ICA Gold Coast and brought to you by the wikihistories project at the University of Technology Sydney in partnership with the Centre for Media Transition\, the ARC Centre of Excellence in Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)\nand Wikimedia Australia. \nCall for Papers due 15 February [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”FIND OUT MORE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1EjCAX9RZnDWLAHVA-sUxTQdP3Jg8jDDekrAaftx91E8%2Fedit”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1686532788622{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Wikipedia has always been a critical source of data for computer science projects\, offering data scientists a massive store of open data. Researchers and developers use Wikipedia to work on natural language processing (NLP) tasks and applications\, model user interactions with content and other users\, deliver factual statements to users in automated question-answering tasks\, and find nearby features as represented by Wikipedia articles (Iliadis\, 2022; Iliadis & Ford\, 2023). \nThese practitioners use Wikipedia as a store of facts assuming that it expresses an established consensus as a result of its policies and processes. Yet\, Wikipedia’s natural language could contain meanings that resist translation into data and whose classifications might be open to interpretation and critique (Ford & Iliadis\, 2023). For example\, articles about complex topics such as Jerusalem do not easily align with standard ways of representing entities like cities. Jerusalem’s infobox reflects Wikipedia’s power to make important decisions about how we understand facts and the meanings that are associated with them (Ford & Graham\, 2016). This power is intensified when entire Wikipedia articles are translated into structured datafied knowledge bases of machine-readable statements – by the Wikidata project\, for example\, which started in 2012 as a project of the Wikimedia Foundation (Ford\, 2020). \nHow researchers measure Wikipedia’s sociocultural biases also depends on the datafication of Wikipedia’s content and how such processes may be questioned rather than taken for granted. Measuring the extent to which Wikipedia represents Australians\, for example\, could simply be achieved by counting articles that are categorised in the “Australians” data category\, and yet this category itself is not an objective representation of Australianness but rather the result of particular practices that resist stable referents (Falk et al.\, 2023). As Wikipedia’s content is increasingly used to power virtual assistants such as Amazon Alexa and more recently large language model applications like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard\, Wikipedia participates in the global information ecosystem in ways that go well beyond its role as a web-based encyclopaedia (McDowell & Vetter\, 2023). Thus\, it is important to understand Wikipedia’s relationship to data\, not as a given\, but as something to be critically investigated. \nThis symposium will gather together social scientists\, humanists\, critical technologists\, and others to investigate Wikipedia’s connection to data and the importance of this relationship for the global information ecosystem and the production of knowledge. The workshop will be organised as a day-long\, face-to-face event prior to the annual International Communication Association conference on the Gold Coast in Australia. \nParticipants will be invited to share short presentations and to participate in discussions focused on the questions “What is Wikipedia’s relationship to data?” and/or “What should Wikipedia’s relationship to data be?” Participants will also agree to read a few background papers prior to the gathering. The workshop will result in a collaborative document that maps out possible areas for researching these questions from a sociotechnical lens and the option to continue the collaboration post-symposium. \nTo participate\, please complete the following web form\, including a 250-300 word abstract outlining your contribution to the symposium themes. \nLead curator and contact: Heather Ford[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1709609203818{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”ORGANISERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”22951″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Centre for Media Transition[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”22950″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”22944″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1706850522092{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”19631″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] \nDr T.J. Thomson is an Affiliate of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S) from RMIT University. He is also a senior lecturer in visual communication and digital media at RMIT and an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow. T.J.’s research is united by its focus on visual communication. A majority of his research centres on the visual aspects of news and journalism and on the concerns and processes relevant to those who make\, edit\, and present visual news. \nHe has broader interests in digital media\, journalism studies\, and visual culture and often focuses on under-represented identities\, attributes\, and environments in his research. T.J. is committed to not only studying visual communication phenomena but also working to increase the visibility\, innovation\, and quality of how research findings are presented\, accessed\, and understood. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1706850530206{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”16208″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]A rapidly expanding international grassroots journalism organisation with thousands of members across four continents. Their mission is to create a network of journalists (“hacks”) and technologists (“hackers”) who rethink the future of news and information. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1653971328879{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cover image: Invasion Day Melbourne 2021\, Matt Hrkac\, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/wikihistories-2024-wikipedia-and-as-data/
LOCATION:Queensland University of Technology – Kelvin Grove campus\, Kelvin Grove\, QLD\, 4059\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Brisbane,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Wikihistories-2024.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240306T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240306T103000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20240208T021031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240226T224027Z
UID:22612-1709715600-1709721000@www.admscentre.org.au
SUMMARY:Research as intervention: navigating ethical inclusion\, solidarity\, and activism in data justice research
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join this event to hear panellists discuss research as intervention: navigating ethical inclusion\, solidarity\, and activism in data justice research.” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1686532788622{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Amidst growing evidence of the harms caused by ubiquitous datafication\, research focused on data politics is now intersecting in meaningful ways with broader struggles for social justice. For some researchers\, these politics form the backdrop of social inquiry. For others\, research is a way of intervening in these politics\, to create new agendas for data justice\, often through sustained engagement with community organising and activism. This approach to research problematises the notion of the dispassionate scholar\, who merely observes and analyses the objects of their critique. Instead\, it commits researchers to a specific praxis of solidarity with the people and communities most directly affected by the harms and oppressions of datafication.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Panellists: Joanna Redden\, Data Justice Lab/University of Western Ontario; Jackie Leach Scully\, Disability Innovation Institute\, ADM+S/ UNSW; Meg Young\, Data and Society; Zahra Stardust\, ADM+S/Queensland University of Technology; Anjalee de Silva\, ADM+S/University of Melbourne. \nChair: Georgia van Toorn (UNSW\, ADM+S)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1706850514122{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKER” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1706850522092{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”19631″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] \nDr T.J. Thomson is an Affiliate of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S) from RMIT University. He is also a senior lecturer in visual communication and digital media at RMIT and an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow. T.J.’s research is united by its focus on visual communication. A majority of his research centres on the visual aspects of news and journalism and on the concerns and processes relevant to those who make\, edit\, and present visual news. \nHe has broader interests in digital media\, journalism studies\, and visual culture and often focuses on under-represented identities\, attributes\, and environments in his research. T.J. is committed to not only studying visual communication phenomena but also working to increase the visibility\, innovation\, and quality of how research findings are presented\, accessed\, and understood. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1706850530206{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”16208″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]A rapidly expanding international grassroots journalism organisation with thousands of members across four continents. Their mission is to create a network of journalists (“hacks”) and technologists (“hackers”) who rethink the future of news and information. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/research-as-intervention-navigating-ethical-inclusion-solidarity-and-activism-in-data-justice-research/
LOCATION:University of NSW\, Kensington campus
CATEGORIES:Brisbane,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Event-Research-as-intervention.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240228T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240228T183000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20240123T010346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T225708Z
UID:22478-1709141400-1709145000@www.admscentre.org.au
SUMMARY:Generative visual AI in news organisations: perceptions\, challenges\, and opportunities
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join Hacks/Hackers Brisbane in-person at ABC South Bank with ADM+S researcher\, Dr T.J Thomson who will share findings from interviews with leading news organisations across three continents\, about the opportunities and challenges they see in using generative visual AI and the principles and policies that would inform their use.” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1686532788622{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]AI services that provide responses to prompts\, such as ChatGPT\, have ignited passionate discussions over the future of learning\, work\, and creativity. AI-enabled text-to-image generators\, such as Midjourney\, pose profound questions about the purpose\, meaning\, and value of images yet have received considerably less research attention\, despite the implications they raise for both the production and consumption of images. \nDrawing on interviews with leading news organisations across three continents\, including Australia\, this presentation identifies how news editors or equivalent perceive generative visual AI and outlines the challenges and opportunities they see for the technology in relation to their news operations. It also identifies the extent to which these newsrooms have policies governing how generative visual AI is used or\, if not\, the principles that would inform their development.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKER” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”19631″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] \nDr T.J. Thomson is an Affiliate of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S) from RMIT University. He is also a senior lecturer in visual communication and digital media at RMIT and an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow. T.J.’s research is united by its focus on visual communication. A majority of his research centres on the visual aspects of news and journalism and on the concerns and processes relevant to those who make\, edit\, and present visual news. \nHe has broader interests in digital media\, journalism studies\, and visual culture and often focuses on under-represented identities\, attributes\, and environments in his research. T.J. is committed to not only studying visual communication phenomena but also working to increase the visibility\, innovation\, and quality of how research findings are presented\, accessed\, and understood. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1653971328879{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”16208″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]A rapidly expanding international grassroots journalism organisation with thousands of members across four continents. Their mission is to create a network of journalists (“hacks”) and technologists (“hackers”) who rethink the future of news and information. \nLearn more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1653971328879{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cover image by T.J Thomson on Midjourney[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/generative-visual-ai-in-news-organisations-perceptions-challenges-and-opportunities/
LOCATION:ABC South Brisbane\, 114 Grey St\, Brisbane\, QLD\, 4101
CATEGORIES:Brisbane,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AIGen-large-blue-face-overlooking-person-with-computers.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240123T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240123T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20240104T023512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240106T013238Z
UID:22236-1706000400-1706011200@www.admscentre.org.au
SUMMARY:Electronics < > Ecologies #5 — ENERGY Part 2
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Part two of our Electronics < > Ecologies discussion on ENERGY brings engineers’ voices to the foreground\, drawing on real examples of AI implementation and sustainability goal-setting in the context of Big Tech.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe IT sector currently accounts for somewhere between 1-4% of global greenhouse gas emissions\, with some scholars suggesting this will rise to at least 14% by 2040. These estimates predate the release of popular AI applications such as ChatGPT\, which accelerate the uptake of energy-intensive computing habits. The current trajectory for AI development and deployment reflects generations of engineering training and business incentives that measured success in terms of size\, accuracy and latency.  But does AI need to be big to be effective? Are there other ways of implementing AI models? What does engineering look like beyond the energy infrastructure of West Coast North America? And how can sustainable computing exist in spite of the visions and business plans of dominant cloud companies?\nJoin us for 3 talks that explore these questions in theory and in practice.  \nImage credit – Zane Griffin Talley Cooper. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday 23rd AU / Monday 22nd US (Online)[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Felectronics-ecologies-5-energy-pt2-program%2F|target:_blank”][vc_btn title=”REGISTER” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Felectronics-ecologies-energy-part-2|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1698280222650{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”CALL FOR PAPERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Researchers interested in being considered for a select number of presentation slots are invited to submit a 2-page position paper by 21 September 2023. Learn more.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1698732935229{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SPEAKERS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”20890″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Cindy Lin\nCindy Lin is an ethnographer and information science assistant professor at the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Pennsylvania State University. Her first single-authored book project explores statecraft and computing practices in the environmental and mapping sciences in Indonesia and the professional identities and government institutions that emerged from these efforts.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”20929″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Sylvia Downing\nSylvia is a Senior Principal Engineer and AI Architect with extensive experience inventing\, standardising and bringing new technologies to market. With over 30 years in high tech\, her specialities include quantifying and reporting Scope 3 downstream carbon emissions for compute systems; multi-modal AI sensing (presence detection\, noise suppression\, transcription) and low power graphics\, media\, HDMI / Display Port / HDCP. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”1076″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Dr Melissa Gregg\nMelissa Gregg is a consultant on sustainable and responsible technology design and an International Advisory Board Member for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S). For the past decade\, she led User Experience Research in the Client Computing Group at Intel\, driving a range of product initiatives including the research that launched Intel EVO laptops. As Senior Principal Engineer in the Software and Advanced Technology Group\, she established the first product team focused on carbon reduction and green software to achieve corporate-wide Net Zero commitments.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Learn more about the Electronics <> Ecologies Series” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Felectronics-ecologies%2F”][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1687915639246{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PROGRAM” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The ADM & CS conference includes a mix of keynote plenary sessions\, regular panels and workshops. The plenary sessions feature keynote speakers and discussants\, all distinguished scholars in their specific fields in and beyond digital China related research. The keynotes will provide framing\, provocations and questions from different disciplinary backgrounds to kick off the event\, while the plenary speakers and discussants will bring their deep expertise towards unpacking specific tracks and topics. \nView the conference program for details on each session\, speakers and other helpful information.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”CONFERENCE PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fadm-cs-program%2F|title:ADM%26CS%20Conference%20Program|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1652423152655{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”EVENT PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fadms-symposium-2022-event-program%2F|title:ADM%2BS%20Symposium%202022%20%E2%80%93%20Event%20Program|target:_blank”][vc_custom_heading text=”Why Dark Ads?” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Targeted ads fuel the online economy and they represent a dramatic shift from mass media advertising which was publicly visible\, allowing for inspection by journalists\, activists\, regulators\, and the general public. By contrast\, online ads are visible only to those to whom they are targeted\, and they are not recorded in any publicly available archive. The lack of accountability makes it hard to defend against discriminatory and predatory advertising – which have a long and unfortunate history in the industry. \nOne way to provide transparency is to use automated tools to track and record automated advertising. We are seeking to develop innovative approaches and tools for holding ad targeting accountable. We want to explore recently acquired sets of targeted ads to reveal how they are targeted to particular demographic categories. \nWhat types of ads are targeted to women and to men? How are people of different ages targeted? What about people with different ethnic backgrounds? How are populations that have been subjected to predatory advertising in the past\, including Indigenous Australians\, being targeted online?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1687915647056{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”THEMES” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The ADM & CS conference will address the following thematic questions: \n\nHow is ADMS understood in the Chinese context? And who are the key players/stakeholders?\nWhat are its key features and trajectories?\nWhat is China’s ambition in the area of ADM\, domestically and internationally?\nHow are ADM technologies and systems used in different settings and institutions in Chinese societies?\nHow are ADM systems governed? For example\, will China’s Personal Information Protection Law set a global standard in regulating Internet platforms conducting automated decision-making through algorithms?\nWhat’s China’s role in the current debates on frameworks in governing data security\, rights or ownership\, ethics\, and transactions?\nWhat are the new\, emerging or hidden dynamics and politics in Chinese communities around the world as they encounter or engage with ADM technologies and systems in their everyday life and businesses?\nHow do people—Chinese\, non-Chinese\, or foreign citizens of Chinese cultural heritage —view or interpret China’s roles in ADM? And why?\nWhat do Western anxieties about digital China and its ADM systems like the social credit system tell us about the new geopolitics between China and the West/US?\nWhat roles Chinese societies can play in ensuring fair\, inclusive\, responsible\, and ethical ADM systems that benefit the people rather than the few with power\, money and knowledge?\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1652423190791{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Who Are You?” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text] \n\nParticipants over 18 years\nParticipants who are with relevant skills\, expertise or experience such as fabricators\, developers\, software engineers\, designers and technologists\nParticipants who are interested in the social\, cultural\, and political role of advertising\, including sociologists\, anthropologists\, political scientists\, and others working in the humanities and social sciences.\nParticipants who are interested in ethics by design\, privacy\, and public accountability for commercial institutions.Who are the organisers?\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1652423160969{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Who Are The Organisers?” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The Dark Ads hackathon is a project of the ARC Centre for Excellence in Automated Decision-Making and Society. The Centre brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers working across realms ranging from computer engineering and law to media studies\, history\, and sociology. Participants in the hackathon will benefit from the expertise of Centre participants\, including internationally recognised scholars across the disciplines\, and from invited guests.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Dark Ads Team \nDan Angus\, Jean Burgess\, Mark Andrejevic\, Robbie Fordyce\, Nina Li\, Verity Trott\, Bronwyn Carlson\, Kim Weatherall\, Nic Carah\, Megan Richardson\, Chris O’Neill\, Axel Bruns\, Nic Suzor.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Event Program” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_tta_accordion title_tag=”h1″ section_title_tag=”h1″ style=”flat” color=”black” active_section=”” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Day 1: Evening Session (3:00pm – 8:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470473-2d895773-15b5″][vc_column_text] \n\nWelcome and information session for participants and media\nIntroduction of the hackathon structure\, challenges\, judges and mentors\nPanel session with invited speakers on sharing recent research and industry developments\nParticipant team discussion for next two days\nSocial networking opportunity to mingle with all stakeholders and dinner\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Day 2: Full Day Schedule (8:00am – 6:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470485-4e690ffd-f75c”][vc_column_text] \n\nBreakfast session with technical mentors on the ads data tools and design\nParticipants brainstorm and ideate an approach to the issues discussed in day one panel\nLunch session with access to roaming mentors and invited speakers\nContinued teamwork on designing public interest ad research concepts\nEvening tea and day two brief on the progress and plan with all teams\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Day 3: Full Day Schedule (8:00am – 8:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470502-835fc2ea-2498″][vc_column_text] \n\nBreakfast with all teams and technical mentors\, focus on idea pitching discussion\nPitching idea to judges by each team\nLunch session with social activities\nAll teams participate in focus group discussion to share relections about their process\, designs and conceptualisation\nAnnouncement of winners and prizes\, followed by dinner\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/electronics-ecologies-energy-part2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230913T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230913T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20230828T035814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T074930Z
UID:19862-1694610000-1694624400@www.admscentre.org.au
SUMMARY:Artificial companions: Fantasies\, imaginaries and play
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”This half-day event considers the ways artificial companions are deeply embedded in our cultural imaginaries and practical realities\, and how the way we create\, design and foster companionships through and with the machine is an innately human process.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobots\, bots and artificial intelligence form an active part of our collective and personal self\, often representing a form of automated play and companionship. In this symposium we explore the role of design\, sociality\, culture and belonging in the creation of AI companions. We move beyond the lens of language and harms to consider the relational aspects of AI and how meaning-making and connections are formed within communities. AI companions can be a reflection of the past\, the present or a form of future fantasy\, and together we invite you to consider their diverse potential in our more than human landscape. \nIn this event we consider: \n\nWhat role does imagination and play have in facilitating connections between AI and human?\nHow does cultural and media literacies inform the design and relationships formed with AI?\nWhat fantasies of the future does AI companionship represent?\nWhat are the experiences and social lives of AI from a more than human perspective?\nHow can we centre accounts of technologies developed in different countries that is respectful and doesn’t play into orientalist discourses?\nHow does intersectionality inform the relationships formed with the more than human?\nHow can vulnerable populations and their specific needs be centered in the development and evaluation of this technology?\nWhat cultural attitudes towards gender and the animal are reflected in AI companions?\n\nAny questions around this event can be directed to ADM+S via adms@rmit.edu.au \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_btn title=”VIEW PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fcloudstor.aarnet.edu.au%2Fplus%2Fs%2F4JI6qNg8y1RHA6x|target:_blank”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”KEYNOTE” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”19863″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Dr Keiko Nishimura\, Sophia University\nAnimating a Robot: Interaction\, Play\, and Popular Cultural Context[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”PRESENTATIONS” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”19864″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Assoc Prof Patrick W Galbraith\, Senshū University\nEarly Japanese Experiments in Living with Characters: Encountering Limits to Gendered Imagination and Empowering Diversity[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”19865″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Dr Elena Knox\, Waseda University\nCommuning with the Parahuman: Gender\, Presence and Persona in Techno-Science[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”9780″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Dr Megan Catherine Rose\, UNSW Sydney\nFuture/Pets: Creepy-Cute Hybridities in the More-than-Human[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”PANEL\nPlay: the Human\, Digital and the Automated” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”13738″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Dominique Carlon\, Queensland University of Technology\n \n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”19866″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Clara Julia Reich\, Oslo Metropolitan University \n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”19868″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Dejan Tatić\, Vienna University of Economics and Business \n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1687915639246{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PROGRAM” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The ADM & CS conference includes a mix of keynote plenary sessions\, regular panels and workshops. The plenary sessions feature keynote speakers and discussants\, all distinguished scholars in their specific fields in and beyond digital China related research. The keynotes will provide framing\, provocations and questions from different disciplinary backgrounds to kick off the event\, while the plenary speakers and discussants will bring their deep expertise towards unpacking specific tracks and topics. \nView the conference program for details on each session\, speakers and other helpful information.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”CONFERENCE PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fadm-cs-program%2F|title:ADM%26CS%20Conference%20Program|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1652423152655{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”EVENT PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fadms-symposium-2022-event-program%2F|title:ADM%2BS%20Symposium%202022%20%E2%80%93%20Event%20Program|target:_blank”][vc_custom_heading text=”Why Dark Ads?” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Targeted ads fuel the online economy and they represent a dramatic shift from mass media advertising which was publicly visible\, allowing for inspection by journalists\, activists\, regulators\, and the general public. By contrast\, online ads are visible only to those to whom they are targeted\, and they are not recorded in any publicly available archive. The lack of accountability makes it hard to defend against discriminatory and predatory advertising – which have a long and unfortunate history in the industry. \nOne way to provide transparency is to use automated tools to track and record automated advertising. We are seeking to develop innovative approaches and tools for holding ad targeting accountable. We want to explore recently acquired sets of targeted ads to reveal how they are targeted to particular demographic categories. \nWhat types of ads are targeted to women and to men? How are people of different ages targeted? What about people with different ethnic backgrounds? How are populations that have been subjected to predatory advertising in the past\, including Indigenous Australians\, being targeted online?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1687915647056{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”THEMES” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The ADM & CS conference will address the following thematic questions: \n\nHow is ADMS understood in the Chinese context? And who are the key players/stakeholders?\nWhat are its key features and trajectories?\nWhat is China’s ambition in the area of ADM\, domestically and internationally?\nHow are ADM technologies and systems used in different settings and institutions in Chinese societies?\nHow are ADM systems governed? For example\, will China’s Personal Information Protection Law set a global standard in regulating Internet platforms conducting automated decision-making through algorithms?\nWhat’s China’s role in the current debates on frameworks in governing data security\, rights or ownership\, ethics\, and transactions?\nWhat are the new\, emerging or hidden dynamics and politics in Chinese communities around the world as they encounter or engage with ADM technologies and systems in their everyday life and businesses?\nHow do people—Chinese\, non-Chinese\, or foreign citizens of Chinese cultural heritage —view or interpret China’s roles in ADM? And why?\nWhat do Western anxieties about digital China and its ADM systems like the social credit system tell us about the new geopolitics between China and the West/US?\nWhat roles Chinese societies can play in ensuring fair\, inclusive\, responsible\, and ethical ADM systems that benefit the people rather than the few with power\, money and knowledge?\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1652423190791{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Who Are You?” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text] \n\nParticipants over 18 years\nParticipants who are with relevant skills\, expertise or experience such as fabricators\, developers\, software engineers\, designers and technologists\nParticipants who are interested in the social\, cultural\, and political role of advertising\, including sociologists\, anthropologists\, political scientists\, and others working in the humanities and social sciences.\nParticipants who are interested in ethics by design\, privacy\, and public accountability for commercial institutions.Who are the organisers?\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1652423160969{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Who Are The Organisers?” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The Dark Ads hackathon is a project of the ARC Centre for Excellence in Automated Decision-Making and Society. The Centre brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers working across realms ranging from computer engineering and law to media studies\, history\, and sociology. Participants in the hackathon will benefit from the expertise of Centre participants\, including internationally recognised scholars across the disciplines\, and from invited guests.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Dark Ads Team \nDan Angus\, Jean Burgess\, Mark Andrejevic\, Robbie Fordyce\, Nina Li\, Verity Trott\, Bronwyn Carlson\, Kim Weatherall\, Nic Carah\, Megan Richardson\, Chris O’Neill\, Axel Bruns\, Nic Suzor.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Event Program” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_tta_accordion title_tag=”h1″ section_title_tag=”h1″ style=”flat” color=”black” active_section=”” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Day 1: Evening Session (3:00pm – 8:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470473-2d895773-15b5″][vc_column_text] \n\nWelcome and information session for participants and media\nIntroduction of the hackathon structure\, challenges\, judges and mentors\nPanel session with invited speakers on sharing recent research and industry developments\nParticipant team discussion for next two days\nSocial networking opportunity to mingle with all stakeholders and dinner\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Day 2: Full Day Schedule (8:00am – 6:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470485-4e690ffd-f75c”][vc_column_text] \n\nBreakfast session with technical mentors on the ads data tools and design\nParticipants brainstorm and ideate an approach to the issues discussed in day one panel\nLunch session with access to roaming mentors and invited speakers\nContinued teamwork on designing public interest ad research concepts\nEvening tea and day two brief on the progress and plan with all teams\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Day 3: Full Day Schedule (8:00am – 8:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470502-835fc2ea-2498″][vc_column_text] \n\nBreakfast with all teams and technical mentors\, focus on idea pitching discussion\nPitching idea to judges by each team\nLunch session with social activities\nAll teams participate in focus group discussion to share relections about their process\, designs and conceptualisation\nAnnouncement of winners and prizes\, followed by dinner\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/artificial-companions-fantasies-imaginaries-and-play/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230823T133000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230824T153000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20230710T023002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230710T025421Z
UID:18886-1692797400-1692891000@www.admscentre.org.au
SUMMARY:Impact Narrative Masterclass with Prof Swee Mak
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join this masterclass on crafting your own research impact narrative with Prof Swee Mak\, Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation Capability) and Professor of Innovation at RMIT University.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThis event is open to ADM+S Centre Members only \n  \nIn this online masterclass\, Prof Swee Mak\, Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation Capability) and Professor of Innovation at RMIT University\, will introduce the concept of impact and impact narrative. A number of activities are embedded in the session to ensure engagement and invoke discussion amongst participants. \nTo help participants craft their own impact narratives\, the session will: \n\nExplain the need to communicate your research to a wide audience and why storytelling is much more than reporting the results of research\nProvide an overview of basic impact concepts and principles\nEmphasise the importance of understanding outcomes\, beneficial change and impact pathways\nDiscuss the difference between past\, emerging and potential impact\n\nIn addition\, participants will get the chance to ask Prof Swee Mak questions in relation to impact and learn more on how RMIT is embedding impact into its’ research culture. \n  \n“This would have to be the most informative and useful session I have ever attended on research impact. Not only was the information clearly presented\, the guidance that was provided made writing an impact narrative a very simple and easy process. This is the type of session that should be made available to all universities in Australia to help researchers better understand the importance of research impact and the different ways of achieving it.” – Chris D. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”ABOUT THE SPEAKER” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”18887″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Prof Swee Mak\nAs Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation Capability) and Professor of Innovation at RMIT\, Prof Swee Mak provides strategic leadership to RMIT’s Enabling Impact Platforms (EIP) and a broad range of impact focused enablement programs\, capabilities and initiatives. Swee obtained both his undergraduate and PhD degrees in engineering from Monash University\, an MBA (Executive) from the Australian Graduate School of Management\, is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”LOCATION” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]This masterclass will be held online via Zoom.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”REGISTER” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Open to all ADM+S Centre Members.\nRegister to attend by emailing Sally Storey at sally.storey@rmit.edu.au.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1687915639246{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PROGRAM” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The ADM & CS conference includes a mix of keynote plenary sessions\, regular panels and workshops. The plenary sessions feature keynote speakers and discussants\, all distinguished scholars in their specific fields in and beyond digital China related research. The keynotes will provide framing\, provocations and questions from different disciplinary backgrounds to kick off the event\, while the plenary speakers and discussants will bring their deep expertise towards unpacking specific tracks and topics. \nView the conference program for details on each session\, speakers and other helpful information.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”CONFERENCE PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fadm-cs-program%2F|title:ADM%26CS%20Conference%20Program|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1652423152655{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”EVENT PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fadms-symposium-2022-event-program%2F|title:ADM%2BS%20Symposium%202022%20%E2%80%93%20Event%20Program|target:_blank”][vc_custom_heading text=”Why Dark Ads?” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Targeted ads fuel the online economy and they represent a dramatic shift from mass media advertising which was publicly visible\, allowing for inspection by journalists\, activists\, regulators\, and the general public. By contrast\, online ads are visible only to those to whom they are targeted\, and they are not recorded in any publicly available archive. The lack of accountability makes it hard to defend against discriminatory and predatory advertising – which have a long and unfortunate history in the industry. \nOne way to provide transparency is to use automated tools to track and record automated advertising. We are seeking to develop innovative approaches and tools for holding ad targeting accountable. We want to explore recently acquired sets of targeted ads to reveal how they are targeted to particular demographic categories. \nWhat types of ads are targeted to women and to men? How are people of different ages targeted? What about people with different ethnic backgrounds? How are populations that have been subjected to predatory advertising in the past\, including Indigenous Australians\, being targeted online?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1687915647056{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”THEMES” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The ADM & CS conference will address the following thematic questions: \n\nHow is ADMS understood in the Chinese context? And who are the key players/stakeholders?\nWhat are its key features and trajectories?\nWhat is China’s ambition in the area of ADM\, domestically and internationally?\nHow are ADM technologies and systems used in different settings and institutions in Chinese societies?\nHow are ADM systems governed? For example\, will China’s Personal Information Protection Law set a global standard in regulating Internet platforms conducting automated decision-making through algorithms?\nWhat’s China’s role in the current debates on frameworks in governing data security\, rights or ownership\, ethics\, and transactions?\nWhat are the new\, emerging or hidden dynamics and politics in Chinese communities around the world as they encounter or engage with ADM technologies and systems in their everyday life and businesses?\nHow do people—Chinese\, non-Chinese\, or foreign citizens of Chinese cultural heritage —view or interpret China’s roles in ADM? And why?\nWhat do Western anxieties about digital China and its ADM systems like the social credit system tell us about the new geopolitics between China and the West/US?\nWhat roles Chinese societies can play in ensuring fair\, inclusive\, responsible\, and ethical ADM systems that benefit the people rather than the few with power\, money and knowledge?\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1652423190791{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Who Are You?” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text] \n\nParticipants over 18 years\nParticipants who are with relevant skills\, expertise or experience such as fabricators\, developers\, software engineers\, designers and technologists\nParticipants who are interested in the social\, cultural\, and political role of advertising\, including sociologists\, anthropologists\, political scientists\, and others working in the humanities and social sciences.\nParticipants who are interested in ethics by design\, privacy\, and public accountability for commercial institutions.Who are the organisers?\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1652423160969{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Who Are The Organisers?” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The Dark Ads hackathon is a project of the ARC Centre for Excellence in Automated Decision-Making and Society. The Centre brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers working across realms ranging from computer engineering and law to media studies\, history\, and sociology. Participants in the hackathon will benefit from the expertise of Centre participants\, including internationally recognised scholars across the disciplines\, and from invited guests.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Dark Ads Team \nDan Angus\, Jean Burgess\, Mark Andrejevic\, Robbie Fordyce\, Nina Li\, Verity Trott\, Bronwyn Carlson\, Kim Weatherall\, Nic Carah\, Megan Richardson\, Chris O’Neill\, Axel Bruns\, Nic Suzor.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Event Program” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_tta_accordion title_tag=”h1″ section_title_tag=”h1″ style=”flat” color=”black” active_section=”” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Day 1: Evening Session (3:00pm – 8:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470473-2d895773-15b5″][vc_column_text] \n\nWelcome and information session for participants and media\nIntroduction of the hackathon structure\, challenges\, judges and mentors\nPanel session with invited speakers on sharing recent research and industry developments\nParticipant team discussion for next two days\nSocial networking opportunity to mingle with all stakeholders and dinner\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Day 2: Full Day Schedule (8:00am – 6:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470485-4e690ffd-f75c”][vc_column_text] \n\nBreakfast session with technical mentors on the ads data tools and design\nParticipants brainstorm and ideate an approach to the issues discussed in day one panel\nLunch session with access to roaming mentors and invited speakers\nContinued teamwork on designing public interest ad research concepts\nEvening tea and day two brief on the progress and plan with all teams\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Day 3: Full Day Schedule (8:00am – 8:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470502-835fc2ea-2498″][vc_column_text] \n\nBreakfast with all teams and technical mentors\, focus on idea pitching discussion\nPitching idea to judges by each team\nLunch session with social activities\nAll teams participate in focus group discussion to share relections about their process\, designs and conceptualisation\nAnnouncement of winners and prizes\, followed by dinner\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/impact-narrative-masterclass/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230817T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230817T163000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20230606T035059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T010252Z
UID:18564-1692264600-1692289800@www.admscentre.org.au
SUMMARY:The Web Search Revolution
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Join us for a symposium in Melbourne and online on the past\, present and future of web search – Google\, ChatGPT\, Bing\, and beyond.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_column_text]The world of search has undergone a remarkable transformation\, from simple keyword queries to a complex\, all-pervasive automated decision-making system. \nWith this year marking two important anniversaries: 25 years since Google’s founding and 30 years since the release of the first web search engine\, JumpStation\, it’s a timely opportunity to reflect on the profound impact of search on society. The rise in prominence of ChatGPT and other generative AI systems also offers an opportunity to examine the future of information access. \nJoin us for the The Web Search Revolution: The Past\, Present\, and Future of Web Search – Google\, ChatGPT\, Bing\, and Beyond\, a one-day interdisciplinary event that will delve into the history\, evolution\, and future of search. Our speakers\, including distinguished researchers in the field of search engines and industry experts\, will explore the following questions: \n\nWhat has been the societal impact of this near-ubiquitous technology?\nWhat lessons can we learn from the success and pitfalls of introducing search to large-scale platforms?\nHow will generative AI shape the future of information access?\n\nThe event will culminate in a lively evening debate: Generative AI Should Be Stopped! (Register separately here). \nDon’t miss this unique opportunity to engage with leading thinkers and gain new insights into one of the defining technologies of our time.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_btn title=”VIEW PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#23cdf1″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fweb-search-program%2F|title:Program%20%7C%20The%20Web%20Search%20Revolution”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] \nWatch recordings\nListen to podcasts \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Keynote Speakers” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-md-offset-0″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”18570″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Dr Susan Dumais\nTechnical Fellow & Managing Director\nMicrosoft Research New England \nSusan Dumais is a Technical Fellow at Microsoft\, directing Research Labs in Cambridge\, New York City\, and Montréal\, and an adjunct professor at the University of Washington. Before\, she was at Bell Labs where she developed Latent Semantic Analysis\, an early word embedding technique for search.  Her current research focuses on large-scale language modeling\, behavioral log analysis\, personalization\, and email search. Susan has published widely in information retrieval (IR)\, human-computer interaction (HCI)\, and cognitive science. Susan contributed to search innovations across Microsoft Bing\, Windows\, SharePoint\, and Office. She is an ACM Fellow\, was elected to the CHI and SIGIR Academies\, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)\, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). Her outstanding contributions in IR have been recognized with SIGIR Gerard Salton Award and Tony Kent Strix Award. Her pioneering work in computer science and HCI has awarded the ACM Athena Lecturer\, SIGCHI Lifetime Research Awards\, Lifetime Achievement Award from Indiana University’s Department of Psychological and Brain Science. \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-md-offset-0″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”18571″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Prof Chirag Shah\nInformation and Computer Science\nUniversity of Washington \nChirag Shah is Professor of Information and Computer Science at University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. He is the Founding Director for InfoSeeking Lab and Founding Co-Director of Center for Responsibility in AI Systems & Experiences (RAISE). He works in the area of intelligent information access systems\, focusing on task-oriented search\, proactive recommendations\, and conversational systems. He is also engaged in work with generative AI\, specifically in information access and image classification problems. In addition to creating AI-driven information access systems that provide more personalized reactive and proactive recommendations\, he is also focusing on making such systems transparent\, fair\, and free of biases. \nShah is a Distinguished Member of Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) as well as Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T). He is the recipient of the 2019 Microsoft BCS/IRSG Karen Spärck Jones Award. He has published nearly 200 peer-reviewed articles and authored seven books\, including text books on data science and machine learning. He also works closely with industrial research labs on cutting-edge problems\, typically as a visiting researcher. The most recent engagements included Spotify (2018)\, Amazon (2019)\, MSR AI (2020)\, Getty Images (2021)\, and Microsoft Research (2023). \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1687313231902{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Speakers” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1687313240056{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18739″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Dr Peter Bailey\nML Engineering Lead\, Search & Recommendations\nCanva \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”4214″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Louisa Bartolo\nPhD Candidate\nADM+S\, QUT \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1687313240056{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18780″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Prof Lisa Given\nDirector\, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform\nInformation Studies\, School of Global\, Urban and Social Studies and the School of Computing Technologies\nRMIT University \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”1023″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Assoc Prof Ramon Lobato\nAssociate Investigator\nADM+S\, RMIT \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1687313250860{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18378″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Dr Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández\nAssociate Investigator\nADM+S\, QUT \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18781″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Dr Dana McKay\nSenior Lecturer\, Innovative Interactive Technologies\nRMIT University \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1687313250860{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18740″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Prof Alistair Moffat\nComputing and Information Systems\nUniversity of Melbourne \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”996″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Prof Jason Potts\nChief Investigator\nADM+S\, RMIT University \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1687313259539{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”1011″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Prof Mark Sanderson\nChief Investigator\nADM+S\, RMIT University \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”491″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Prof Julian Thomas\nCentre Director\nADM+S\, RMIT University \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1687313269370{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18741″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Dr Johanne Trippas\nVice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow\nRMIT University \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”660″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Prof Kimberlee Weatherall\nChief Investigator\nADM+S\, University of Sydney \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1687313277017{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18742″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Assoc Prof Guido Zuccon\nUniversity of Queensland \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/web-search-revolution/
LOCATION:Kaleide Theatre\, 360 Swanston St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Melbourne,Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230814T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230815T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20230809T021558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240430T053525Z
UID:19718-1692034200-1692127800@www.admscentre.org.au
SUMMARY:Public lecture by Dr Sun-ha Hong: Predictions Without Futures
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join this public lecture on 14 August\, featuring guest speaker Dr Sun-ha Hong\, Assistant Professor in Communication at Simon Fraser University.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Predictions without Futures explores how our dominant technological futures help maintain decrepit horizons of the social. As Brecht once observed: “I stood on a hill and I saw the Old approaching\, but it came as the New.” Prediction supplies a powerful conceptual model for this dynamic of stasis through disruption by connecting technical and mythological attitudes of probabilistic control. I trace some throughlines between the technical conceit of predictivity (that criminality or emotion can be anticipated through data-driven modeling) and the mythological use of prediction (where history is an extrapolation of known technological advancements). Drawing from theories of ritual and experiment\, I examine the demonstrative\, belief-building work that prediction does – from 18th century automata to Amazon warehouses\, from Marvin Minsky to the Year 10\,000. What we call “tech” today serves as a legitimising function for capital\, and crucial to this function is the active foreclosure of any political future other than more of the same. \nSchedule\n• 5:30pm – Reception\n• 6:00pm – Lecture \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”ABOUT THE SPEAKER” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”19720″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Dr Sun-ha Hong\nSun-ha Hong examines forms of uncertainty\, doubt and belief around surveillance\, smart machines & AI. He is Assistant Professor in Communication at Simon Fraser University\, Canada\, and was previously Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities at MIT. Sun-ha is the author of Technologies of Speculation: The Limits of Knowledge in a Data-Driven Society (2020)\, and is working on his next book\, Predictions Without Futures.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_btn title=”WATCH RECORDING” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Djif7_RvQUis”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1687915639246{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PROGRAM” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The ADM & CS conference includes a mix of keynote plenary sessions\, regular panels and workshops. The plenary sessions feature keynote speakers and discussants\, all distinguished scholars in their specific fields in and beyond digital China related research. The keynotes will provide framing\, provocations and questions from different disciplinary backgrounds to kick off the event\, while the plenary speakers and discussants will bring their deep expertise towards unpacking specific tracks and topics. \nView the conference program for details on each session\, speakers and other helpful information.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”CONFERENCE PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fadm-cs-program%2F|title:ADM%26CS%20Conference%20Program|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1652423152655{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”EVENT PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.admscentre.org.au%2Fadms-symposium-2022-event-program%2F|title:ADM%2BS%20Symposium%202022%20%E2%80%93%20Event%20Program|target:_blank”][vc_custom_heading text=”Why Dark Ads?” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Targeted ads fuel the online economy and they represent a dramatic shift from mass media advertising which was publicly visible\, allowing for inspection by journalists\, activists\, regulators\, and the general public. By contrast\, online ads are visible only to those to whom they are targeted\, and they are not recorded in any publicly available archive. The lack of accountability makes it hard to defend against discriminatory and predatory advertising – which have a long and unfortunate history in the industry. \nOne way to provide transparency is to use automated tools to track and record automated advertising. We are seeking to develop innovative approaches and tools for holding ad targeting accountable. We want to explore recently acquired sets of targeted ads to reveal how they are targeted to particular demographic categories. \nWhat types of ads are targeted to women and to men? How are people of different ages targeted? What about people with different ethnic backgrounds? How are populations that have been subjected to predatory advertising in the past\, including Indigenous Australians\, being targeted online?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1687915647056{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”THEMES” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The ADM & CS conference will address the following thematic questions: \n\nHow is ADMS understood in the Chinese context? And who are the key players/stakeholders?\nWhat are its key features and trajectories?\nWhat is China’s ambition in the area of ADM\, domestically and internationally?\nHow are ADM technologies and systems used in different settings and institutions in Chinese societies?\nHow are ADM systems governed? For example\, will China’s Personal Information Protection Law set a global standard in regulating Internet platforms conducting automated decision-making through algorithms?\nWhat’s China’s role in the current debates on frameworks in governing data security\, rights or ownership\, ethics\, and transactions?\nWhat are the new\, emerging or hidden dynamics and politics in Chinese communities around the world as they encounter or engage with ADM technologies and systems in their everyday life and businesses?\nHow do people—Chinese\, non-Chinese\, or foreign citizens of Chinese cultural heritage —view or interpret China’s roles in ADM? And why?\nWhat do Western anxieties about digital China and its ADM systems like the social credit system tell us about the new geopolitics between China and the West/US?\nWhat roles Chinese societies can play in ensuring fair\, inclusive\, responsible\, and ethical ADM systems that benefit the people rather than the few with power\, money and knowledge?\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1652423190791{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Who Are You?” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text] \n\nParticipants over 18 years\nParticipants who are with relevant skills\, expertise or experience such as fabricators\, developers\, software engineers\, designers and technologists\nParticipants who are interested in the social\, cultural\, and political role of advertising\, including sociologists\, anthropologists\, political scientists\, and others working in the humanities and social sciences.\nParticipants who are interested in ethics by design\, privacy\, and public accountability for commercial institutions.Who are the organisers?\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1652423160969{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Who Are The Organisers?” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The Dark Ads hackathon is a project of the ARC Centre for Excellence in Automated Decision-Making and Society. The Centre brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers working across realms ranging from computer engineering and law to media studies\, history\, and sociology. Participants in the hackathon will benefit from the expertise of Centre participants\, including internationally recognised scholars across the disciplines\, and from invited guests.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Dark Ads Team \nDan Angus\, Jean Burgess\, Mark Andrejevic\, Robbie Fordyce\, Nina Li\, Verity Trott\, Bronwyn Carlson\, Kim Weatherall\, Nic Carah\, Megan Richardson\, Chris O’Neill\, Axel Bruns\, Nic Suzor.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Event Program” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_tta_accordion title_tag=”h1″ section_title_tag=”h1″ style=”flat” color=”black” active_section=”” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Day 1: Evening Session (3:00pm – 8:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470473-2d895773-15b5″][vc_column_text] \n\nWelcome and information session for participants and media\nIntroduction of the hackathon structure\, challenges\, judges and mentors\nPanel session with invited speakers on sharing recent research and industry developments\nParticipant team discussion for next two days\nSocial networking opportunity to mingle with all stakeholders and dinner\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Day 2: Full Day Schedule (8:00am – 6:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470485-4e690ffd-f75c”][vc_column_text] \n\nBreakfast session with technical mentors on the ads data tools and design\nParticipants brainstorm and ideate an approach to the issues discussed in day one panel\nLunch session with access to roaming mentors and invited speakers\nContinued teamwork on designing public interest ad research concepts\nEvening tea and day two brief on the progress and plan with all teams\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Day 3: Full Day Schedule (8:00am – 8:00pm)” tab_id=”1649378470502-835fc2ea-2498″][vc_column_text] \n\nBreakfast with all teams and technical mentors\, focus on idea pitching discussion\nPitching idea to judges by each team\nLunch session with social activities\nAll teams participate in focus group discussion to share relections about their process\, designs and conceptualisation\nAnnouncement of winners and prizes\, followed by dinner\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/public-lecture-by-dr-sun-ha-hong-predictions-without-futures/
LOCATION:Melbourne Law School\, The Woodward Convention Centre\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3053
CATEGORIES:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230718T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230718T133000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20230704T044820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T013813Z
UID:18843-1689683400-1689687000@www.admscentre.org.au
SUMMARY:Digital and data capabilities: new models for sexual health policy and practice
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Sexual health workforces and community health organisations are increasingly required to understand and work with data-driven digital devices and platforms – from MyHealth Record\, to chatbots\, to the organisational Instagram account.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]This webinar introduces new models for digital and data capabilities in sexual health policy and practice\, and launches the Stage One Report for the interdisciplinary Australian Research Council Future Fellowship project of the same name. \nPlease join us for an opportunity to learn about key research questions\, and the preliminary findings that inform our models for digital and data capabilities for sexual health workforces. \nWe also outline the synergies between our project and the Australian Digital Health Capability Framework\, which is currently in development as part of the National Digital Health Capability Action Plan. \nProject reference group members will reflect on current workforce and community priorities for digital and data capabilities relating to sexual health\, gender health and wellbeing\, before an open Q&A session. \nThis webinar is an output of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship\, FT210100085; and is partly funded by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society (ADM+S)\, CE200100005. \nThis webinar will be recorded. Please register to receive a link to the recording[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1687313231902{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Speakers” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1687313240056{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18658″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Prof Kath Albury\nAssociate Investigator\nADM+S\, Swinburne \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18820″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Dr Samantha Mannix\nAffiliate\nADM+S\, Swinburne \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1687313240056{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18847″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Shelley Kerr\nStrategic Partnerships Manager\nASHM \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18848″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Dr Son Vivienne\nCEO\nTransgender Victoria \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_btn title=”WATCH RECORDING” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dz4YtEaxekFY%26t%3D149s”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/digital-data-capabilities/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230718T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230718T110000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20230621T070843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T014029Z
UID:18753-1689672600-1689678000@www.admscentre.org.au
SUMMARY:Australian Digital Inclusion Index 2023 launch
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Telstra\, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)\, RMIT University and Swinburne University of Technology are proud to launch the 2023 Australian Digital Inclusion Index\, including a new First Nations dashboard.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join us to find out how Australia is tracking\, gain insights for better digital inclusion programs\, and be the first to view the Index’s new First Nations digital inclusion data.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1687313231902{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Partners” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”343″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”6058″ img_size=”80″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”18450″ img_size=”160×80″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”18440″ img_size=”160×80″ alignment=”right”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1687313231902{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Speakers” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1687313240056{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18769″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Vicky Brady\nCEO\nTelstra \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18770″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Justine Rowe\nChief Sustainability Officer\nTelstra \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1687313250860{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”7712″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Lauren Ganley\nHead of First Nations Strategy and Engagement\nTelstra \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”491″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Prof Julian Thomas\nCentre Director\nADM+S\, RMIT University \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1687313259539{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”652″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Prof Anthony McCosker\nChief Investigator\nADM+S\, Swinburne \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”13270″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Dr Daniel Featherstone\nSenior Research Fellow\, Mapping the Digital Gap project\nADM+S\, RMIT University \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1687313269370{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”8979″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Dr Lyndon Ormond-Parker\nPrincipal Research Fellow\, Digital Inclusion and Engagement in Indigenous Communities\nADM+S\, RMIT University \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”18771″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Ross Womersley\nChief Executive Officer\nSouth Australian Council of Social Service \nRead more[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_btn title=”WATCH RECORDING” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DPY0oXcT2Cpw%26t%3D578s”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/adii-2023-launch/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/thumbnail_image007-2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230712T153000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230712T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20230427T224739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T013302Z
UID:18297-1689175800-1689181200@www.admscentre.org.au
SUMMARY:ADM in Migration Services: Mapping what is happening and what we know
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”This interactive roundtable discussion will map what we know about the use and effects of ADM in migration programs and services around the world and in Australia.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]From the rise of digital borders to introduction of AI capabilities in visa processing and social welfare access\, ADM is increasingly being used to enhance and automate parts of decision-making processes in migration. This interactive roundtable discussion is designed to map what we know about the use and effects of ADM in migration programs and services around the world and in Australia. \nThe purpose of this event is to develop a shared understanding of the key emerging issues with the intent of shaping the research agenda for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society (ADM+S). \nThe discussion will cover the following topics: \n\nWhere is ADM being (or touted to be) used in migration programs and services?\nIn what way is ADM being used (e.g. screening; decision support; resource allocation; matching; risk assessment; risk reduction)?\nHow do practitioners\, policy advocates\, and administrators engage with such ADM?\nHow do service users understand and experience processes that involve the use of ADM?\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nLocation\nThis event will be held in-person at the University of Sydney Law School and online via Zoom.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nView the event flyer for information on the program and speakers.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_btn title=”WATCH RECORDING” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DSqr1H818j4M”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/adm-on-migration-roundtable-discussion-adms-and-redcross/
LOCATION:The University of Sydney Law School\, Camperdown\, NSW\, 2006\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Online,Sydney
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ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230711T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230711T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20230427T220554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T013434Z
UID:18294-1689066000-1689080400@www.admscentre.org.au
SUMMARY:After Robodebt
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join us for a discussion on the role of civil society\, the media\, the law and the public service in delivering responsible\, ethical\, and inclusive government automated decision-making.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nOn the eve of the release of the findings of the Royal Commission on the Robodebt Scheme it is timely to look back at the origins of public awareness of Robodebt and look forward to the lessons for informing future engagements with government use of automated decision making (ADM).  \nThis half-day symposium will reflect on the role of various actors involved in bringing Robodebt to light\, and challenging its operation\, namely:  \n\nCivil society & service users\nJournalists\, news and media\nThe legal profession\nPublic service \n\nStructured around a series of interactive roundtable discussions\, this reflection will be geared towards learning from the past to shape future engagement with government use of ADM.  \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] \nLocation\nThis event will be held in-person at the University of Sydney Law School and online via Zoom. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nView the event flyer for more information on the program and speakers. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_btn title=”SESSION 1 RECORDING” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DHbAyJZ1pkIQ”][vc_btn title=”SESSION 2 RECORDING” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DZf1GT7UsiAU%26t%3D1088s”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/after-robodebt-lessons-and-next-steps-for-fair-ethical-and-accountable-adm-in-government/
LOCATION:Law Foyer\, Level 1\, University of Sydney Law School Building\, Camperdown Campus\, The University of Sydney\, Camperdown\, NSW\, 2006\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Online,Sydney
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Event-images-1280x720-2.png
ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230627T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230627T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20230621T062715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T014340Z
UID:18748-1687870800-1687874400@www.admscentre.org.au
SUMMARY:Artificial Artificial Intelligence: In conversation with Allan McCay
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Join us online for a conversation with Dr Allan McCay on AI\, neurotechnology and the future of law.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join Dr Allan McCay\, Deputy Director of The Sydney Institute of Criminology and an Academic Fellow at the University of Sydney’s Law School\, in conversation about his work on AI\, neurotechnology and the future of law with ADM+S Research Fellow Dr Ash Watson. \nMcCay’s diverse scholarship examines the ways that emerging neurotechnologies may challenge and expand the criminal law. Leaping from applications which aim treat conditions such as epilepsy through neural electrical stimulation\, speculative designs include implants with the capacity to prevent deviant behaviours and augment memories. McCay’s work highlights how the virtual reality of The Matrix has clear parallels with current experiments testing such designs that result in hallucinating mice. \nHis short story ‘Vulcan’ (2023\, Bits/Bytes/Dreams) constructs a fantasy descent from the current rise in everyday automation technologies. Set in a future liberated from the burden of decisions\, the story is animated by weighty themes of choice\, agency and companionship. It features in Bits/Bytes/Dreams\, a new anthology of sociological fiction on the theme of tomorrow’s technologies. Fourteen short stories\, drawn from the archives of So Fi Zine and Fiction @ The Sociological Review\, together explore pressing sociotechnical issues and reimagine the digital future. Bits/Bytes/Dreams is openly accessible online.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1653971328879{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”About the speakers” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”18749″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Dr Allan McCay \nFormerly a commercial litigator\, McCay was named by Australasian Lawyer as one of the most influential lawyers of 2021 for his work on neurotechnology and the law. He is the author of numerous academic and other publications\, and his first coedited book Free Will and the Law: New Perspectives is published by Routledge and his second\, Neurointerventions and the Law: Regulating Human Mental Capacity is published by Oxford University Press. \nHe was commissioned by the Law Society of England and Wales to write the report Neurotechnology\, law and the legal profession\, which was published in August 2022. This world-first consideration of brain-computer interfaces and other forms of neurotechnology was reported by media sources around the world in over 20 countries\, including reports from the BBC and The Times. \nAs well as being a TEDx speaker on neurotechnology and human rights\, he is a member of the newly-formed Standards Australia brain-computer interface committee. McCay has also been a visiting researcher at the philosophy departments of the University of California\, Riverside\, the University of Stirling\, and the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics\, Oxford University and he has spoken at events for the general public\, the technology sector\, academics\, legal practitioners\, executive government\, and the judiciary.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”8px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_single_image image=”2562″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ offset=”vc_col-xs-6″][vc_column_text]Dr Ash Watson \nAsh Watson is a Research Fellow with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society\, based at UNSW Sydney. Her research uses creative qualitative methods to explore how people make sense of digital technologies in their everyday lives\, and how they imagine the digital future. She is Fiction Editor of The Sociological Review and the creator/editor of So Fi Zine.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row title=”RESEARCH PROJECTS” style=”custom” gradient_color_1=”turquoise” gradient_color_2=”blue” gradient_custom_color_1=”#dd3333″ gradient_custom_color_2=”#eeee22″ gradient_text_color=”#ffffff” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ outline_custom_color=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_background=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_text=”#ffffff” shape=”rounded” color=”grey” size=”lg” align=”center” button_block=”” add_icon=”” i_align=”left” i_type=”fontawesome” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-adjust” i_icon_openiconic=”vc-oi vc-oi-dial” i_icon_typicons=”typcn typcn-adjust-brightness” i_icon_entypo=”entypo-icon entypo-icon-note” i_icon_linecons=”vc_li vc_li-heart” i_icon_monosocial=”vc-mono vc-mono-fivehundredpx” i_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-cake” i_icon_pixelicons=”vc_pixel_icon vc_pixel_icon-alert” custom_onclick=”” link=”url:%23research-filter|||” custom_onclick_code=””][vc_column][vc_btn title=”WATCH RECORDING” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DorK2L-2YeU4″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1653971328879{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”About the series” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]Artificial Artificial Intelligence is a series of in-conversation talks about technology and fiction hosted by Dr Ash Watson from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S). Probing the porous boundaries between machine realities and imagination\, the series features leading scholars from the humanities and social sciences who are changing what – and how – we know about emerging technologies.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/artificial-artificial-intelligence-allan-mccay/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.admscentre.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Brain-concept-on-blue-background.png
ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)":MAILTO:admsevents@rmit.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230517T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230517T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T004502
CREATED:20230414T013932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T234159Z
UID:17994-1684315800-1684342800@www.admscentre.org.au
SUMMARY:Sexy Messy: A Digital Sexual Cultures Symposium
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”This symposium seeks to move beyond research and discussion about the neat categorisations found within sex (and gender) research by exploring how digital sexual cultures can be sites of hope\, complexity\, and contestation.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1651551961626{padding-top: -35px !important;background-color: #ffd600 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sexy Messy is an online symposium about digital sexual cultures that is aimed at Higher Degree Researchers (HDR) and Early Career Researchers (ECR). We want this symposium to be the beginning of an ongoing network for collaboration\, connection\, and care amongst HDR and ECR’s who research digital sexual cultures. \nJust like the physical act of sex itself\, participating in\, understanding\, and navigating digital sexual cultures can be messy. Norms within these sites can be confusing\, comforting\, and educational. Here\, identities\, desires\, and the search for information and intimacy intersect with platform governance\, surveillance\, and commercial interests. Participation in digital cultures can afford users the safety to explore different ways of being\, feeling\, and connecting (Tiidenberg and van Nagel 2020). However\, the affordances of these spaces often enable racism\, ableism\, homophobia\, transphobia\, misogyny\, and violence (Albury et al\, 2021; Carlson\, 2020). Similarly\, while everyday data cultures and algorithms can open us up to new possibilities\, they also shape and restrict how our gender and sexual identities and desires appear in digital spaces (Burgess et al\, 2022; Farrell\, 2021). \nAs researchers\, we want to explore how digital sexual cultures can be sites of hope\, complexity\, and contestation. We invite research that sits with\, rather than shuts down\, this messiness and imagines a messy (but hopeful) future for digital sexual cultures. Attending to the ‘messy’ does not deny the severity of violence that occurs within digital sexual cultures\, nor does it mean ignoring the ‘bad’ in search of the ‘good’. Rather\, it asks us to consider the complex affective and embodied experiences that resist neat categorisation and push beyond normative and disciplinary boundaries. What insights do the ambivalences and ambiguities of digital sexual cultures offer into shifting gender and sexuality norms and practices? How can we imagine and do research that better opens up the productive possibilities and tensions for knowing\, doing and feeling in digital sexual cultures? How do we hold space for considerations of risk and violence\, whilst also attending to the diversity of experiences\, identities\, and desires? \nKeynotes within this symposium include: \n\nDr Emily van der Nagel\nDr Andy Farrell\nA reflective conversation between Prof Kath Albury and Dr Paul Byron\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1597387665503{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 75px !important;background-color: #151617 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Location” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The event will run on Zoom and a private discord server between 9.30am– 5pm (AEST) on 17 May 2023. To improve accessibility\, keynotes (and some submitted presentation) will be taped and made available to registered participants after the conference.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1597387665503{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 75px !important;background-color: #151617 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Program” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]View the Symposium Program for more information about the event. \nA face-to-face social event is planned in Naarm/Melbourne following the conclusion of the symposium. We will send details closer to the event but (weather permitting) the event will be outside at a wheel-chair accessible venue.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”VIEW PROGRAM” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1jNmOC4ffItLVt-p3MpOc234piVTt2ifrMTx2G4iE238%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1597387665503{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 75px !important;background-color: #151617 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Participate” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]This symposium is aimed at HDR and ECRs\, to foster ongoing collaboration\, connection\, and care for emerging and early-career researchers of digital sexual cultures. \nIf you’re interested in attending\, please register to attend.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”REGISTER TO ATTEND” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffd600″ custom_text=”#000000″ size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.humanitix.com%2Fsexy-messy-a-digital-sexual-cultures-symposium|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1597387665503{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 75px !important;background-color: #151617 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Sponsors” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]This event is supported by Prof Kath Albury’s ARC Future Fellowship ‘Digital and data literacies for sexual health policy and practice’ (FT210100085) and the ARC of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1597387665503{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 75px !important;background-color: #151617 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Questions” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:23px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]If you have any questions\, please contact digitalsexualcultures@gmail.com.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.admscentre.org.au/event/sexy-messy/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online
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