FOR RELEASE: 5 AUGUST 2024

Australian social media inquiry: Researchers highlight key issues ahead of Government’s interim report

ADM+S researchers submit research findings on key issues to the Federal Government’s inquiry on the impacts of social media in Australia.

FOR RELEASE: 17 July 2024

Research finds Large Language Models are biased – but can still help analyse complex data

In a pilot study, researchers have found evidence that Large Language Models (LLMs) have the ability to analyse controversial topics such as the Australian Robodebt scandal in similar ways to humans – and sometimes exhibit similar biases.

FOR RELEASE: 8 MARCH 2024

ADM+S research informs NSW Artificial Intelligence Inquiry

ADM+S researchers have provided evidence on the use of automated decision-making (ADM) systems by state and local governments in NSW at the first hearing of the NSW Artificial Intelligence Inquiry held in Parliament House on 8 March 2024. Researchers presented findings from the recent report ‘Automated decision-making in New South Wales: mapping and analysis of the use of ADM systems by State and Local governments’, produced in partnership by ADM+S and the NSW Ombudsman.

FOR RELEASE: 29 FEBRUARY

New online platform to improve disaster preparedness using community sourced data, resource mapping and AI: report

A new online plaorm aims to beter prepare communies for disasters with the use of community sourced data, resource mapping and arficial intelligence (AI) tools. The report provides details on the platform developed by researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S)  in partnership with Humanitech at the Australian Red Cross.

FOR RELEASE: 5 DECEMBER 2023

Emerging technologies and challenges of AI and Automated Decision-Making in News and Media

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S) calls for an increased investment in research, evaluation tools and infrastructure to address emerging challenges of generative AI and automated decision-making in news and media environments.

FOR RELEASE: 27 SEPTEMBER 2023

Remote First Nations communities are among the most digitally excluded people in Australia: report

Research from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S) at RMIT University has found a significant gap in digital inclusion for First Nations people compared with other Australians, which widens substantially with remoteness.

FOR RELEASE: 8 MARCH 2023

Research investigates “greenwashing” advertising on social media

Researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society
(ADM+S) are uncovering vague and misleading green advertising on social media, with the help
of the Australian consumers who are being targeted.