Learn more about how automated decision-making (ADM) is being incorporated, reinvented or resisted as part of everyday lives and how we can make it responsible, ethical and inclusive.
Utopian visions of automated decision-making (ADM) promise new levels of personalisation, control and choice in our lives. Yet, we still know very little about how ADM is being incorporated, reinvented or resisted as part of everyday lives.
This podcast series features insights from researchers and industry experts on the impacts of automated decision-making on our society.
Digital Platform Economies: Generative AI and Future Directions
This keynote conversation was part of a recent event hosted by the Platform Economies Research Network (PERN), in collaboration with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society.
The event titled ‘Digital Platform Economies: Value from data?’ was held at the New School in New York City on 24-26 April 2024.
Featured in this keynote conversation is ADM+S director Prof Julian Thomas and Associate director Prof Jean Burgess, moderated by Paul Dourish from PERN.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Prof Julian Thomas
Prof Jean Burgess
The event titled ‘Digital Platform Economies: Value from data?’ was held at the New School in New York City on 24-26 April 2024.
Learn more about the Digital Platform Economies event: www.admscentre.org.au/digital-platform-economies-program/
Digital Platform Economies: Value Propositions in Platform Regulation
This panel conversation was part of a recent event hosted by the Platform Economies Research Network (PERN), in collaboration with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society.
This panel explores value propositions articulated by platform governance models. These platforms mediate interactions between data, content, and value. The panel examines the different ways that value is posited and narrated as precursors to regulatory arbitration. The latter typically manifest as managerial interventions and market-framing instruments – as in, for example, “the data market.” This panel investigates those dynamics through specific examples of platform governance: automated ad-tech blacklisting, content moderation, drone delivery services, and financial transactions between platforms and news media organizations. The aim is to explore different value propositions at play across each of these contexts. This session addresses the following questions: How do particular value propositions justify specific governance and managerial interventions? How do market-framing narratives (e.g., the data market) become dominant? What are their expressions in different contexts? How do these approaches embed diverse strategies for distributing regulatory and civic functions between private and public actors?
Featured in this conversation is ADM+S researchers Dr Thao Phan, Dr Jake Goldenfein, Assoc Prof James Meese, Angela Xiao Wu from PERN, and moderated by Linda Huber from PERN.
Speakers:
Dr Thao Phan, Monash University
Dr Jake Goldenfein, University of Melbourne
Assoc Prof James Meese, RMIT University
Angela Xiao Wu, PERN
Linda Huber, PERN
Show Notes
On Twitter
Dr Thao Phan
Dr Jake Goldenfein
The event titled ‘Digital Platform Economies: Value from data?’ was held at the New School in New York City on 24-26 April 2024.
Learn more about the Digital Platform Economies event: www.admscentre.org.au/digital-platform-economies-program/
Digital Platform Economies: Concept Work for “Platform Economies”
This panel conversation was part of a recent event hosted by the Platform Economies Research Network (PERN), in collaboration with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society.
The session examines how core concepts, such as commodity, capital, labor, rent, data, and information, operate with reference to specific platform contexts. Each panelist will present a brief case study from their research to outline general questions relating to relevant concepts. The aim is to consider how each case either challenges or confirms conventional understandings of particular concepts and to stimulate general discussion of theoretical challenges and research methods.
Speakers:
Na Fu, PERN
Koray Caliskan, PERN
Fanziska Cooiman, PERN
Silvia Lindtner, PERN
Janet Roitman, PERN
Emma Park, PERN
Show Notes
The event titled ‘Digital Platform Economies: Value from data?’ was held at the New School in New York City on 24-26 April 2024.
Learn more about the Digital Platform Economies event: www.admscentre.org.au/digital-platform-economies-program/
Digital Platform Economies: Web3
This panel conversation was part of a recent event hosted by the Platform Economies Research Network (PERN), in collaboration with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society.
This session examines how economies and economic objects are designed in Web3. These digital economies arise through the deployment of socio-technical mechanisms (e.g., blockchain, contracts) and financial investments in digital assets (e.g., NFTs, ‘unreal’ estate). At the same time, digital communities capitalize on NFTs and tokens to build forms of self-governance and realize economic benefits. Much of the Web3 economy rests on the simultaneous construction of digital worlds and digital economies that mirror but don’t necessarily translate to non-digital forms of value and modes of exchange.
The design of these digital economies involves processes of assetization, commodification, and financialization. The session examines the following questions: How are Web3 digital economies designed? What processes, infrastructures, and practices are implicated in these designs? What forms of ‘new’ value are emerging? What forms of value are increasingly irrelevant? And what methods are applicable to the examination of these domains?
Featured in this conversation is ADM+S researchers Fabbio Mattioli, Dr Kelsie Nabben, Prof Ellie Rennie, Kean Birch from PERN, and moderated by Prof Janet Roitman, co-founder and director of PERN.
Speakers:
Fabio Mattioli, Monash University
Dr Kelsie Nabben, RMIT University
Prof Ellie Rennie, RMIT University
Kean Birch, PERN
Prof Janet Roitman, PERN/ADM+S
Show Notes
On Twitter
Fabio Mattioli
Prof Ellie Rennie
Dr Kelsie Nabben
Kean Birch
Prof Janet Roitman
The event titled ‘Digital Platform Economies: Value from data?’ was held at the New School in New York City on 24-26 April 2024.
Learn more about the Digital Platform Economies event: www.admscentre.org.au/digital-platform-economies-program/
Digital Platform Economies: Digital Twins
This panel conversation was part of a recent event hosted by the Platform Economies Research Network (PERN), in collaboration with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society.
This session focuses on digital twins, which are virtual representations tied to physical objects, processes, or environments. Defined by a two-way flow of information, digital twins feed powerful machine-learning operations capable of autonomously monitoring, simulating, and even modulating the ‘real’ world. The aim is to encompass the physical world within interactive monitoring and control systems that promise novel forms of value extraction based on comprehensive, real-time data capture and processing. While the market for digital twins is predicted to grow in value from $10bn to more than $100bn over the next five years, the nature, scope, and viability of digital twins are unclear. This panel asks: How do digital twins generate value? How are they imagined to reshape labor, logistics, and future planning? What regulatory interventions are needed as government and industry are increasingly drawn to the lure of digital platforms for modeling futures and modulating the real? What multidisciplinary methods of analysis and lines of inquiry are relevant to this emerging domain?
Speakers:
Zoe Horn, Western Sydney University
Assoc Prof Michael Richardson, UNSW
Prof Mark Andrejevic, Monash University
Assoc Prof Seyram Avle, PERN.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Assoc Prof Michael Richardson
Assoc Prof Seyram Avle
Prof Mark Andrejevic
Mapping Automated Decison-Making in New South Wales
In this episode we’re joined by Prof Paul Henman from the University of Queensland to discuss ‘Automated decision-making in New South Wales: mapping and analysis of the use of ADM systems by State and Local governments‘, a research report produced in partnership by the ADM+S Centre and the New South Wales Ombudsman.
On 8 March 2024, ADM+S researchers Prof Kim Weatherall and Dr Jose-Miguel Bello y Villarino were invited to the first hearing of the NSW Artificial Intelligence Inquiry at Parliament House in Canberra, to present evidence from a recent research report on the use of automated decision-making (ADM) systems by state and local governments in NSW.
In a partnership with the New South Wales Ombudsman, this research was the first attempt to undertake a systematic mapping of ADM in any jurisdiction in Australia and one of the very few attempts across the world.
This research is expected to impact the future deployment of AI and automation.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Prof Paul Henman @pwh67
NSW Ombudsman media release: https://admscentre.org/ombudsman-media-release
View report: https://admscentre.org/ombudsman-report
Debate: Generative AI Should be Stopped!
This debate was held as part of the 2023 ADM+AS Web Search Revolution Symposium on 17 August at RMIT University, and online.
A lively debate on the implications of Generative AI and its societal impact. Featuring experts in the field, this debate will shed light on the serious hazards and enormous potential of Generative AI. The affirmative side will argue that we must stop progress in this technology and focus on minimising its harms and render it safe. The negative will emphasise the importance of integrating this Promethean Gift into every corner of our lives.
Speakers:
A/Prof Chris Berg, RMIT University (moderator)
Prof Chirag Shah, University of Washington (affirmative)
Dr Jana Schmitz, .au domain (affirmative)
Prof Jason Potts, RMIT University (affirmative)
Dr Rachel Bailes, Australian Information Industry Association (negative)
Prof Sinclair Davidson, RMIT University (negative)
Dr Aaron Lane, Lawyer, Supreme Court of Victoria and RMIT University (negative)
Show Notes
On Twitter
A/Prof Chris Berg
Prof Chirag Shah
Prof Jason Potts
Dr Rachel Bailes
Prof Sinclair Davidson
Dr Aaron Lane
Learn more about the Web Search Revolution Symposium: admscentre.org/web-search
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/youtube
The Year is 2050… How Will We Experience Search?
This panel was held at the 2023 ADM+S Web Search Revolution Symposium on 17 August at RMIT University, and online.
Although generative AI – and tools like ChatGPT – show that the future of search will certainly be complex, this panel will engage in longer-term stargazing to examine what the reality of search may be in 25-30 years. Through an interactive discussion format, our experts will imagine how people will find and share information, how our workplaces may change, whether dozens of phone apps will continue to define search, and who might own and control these tools and the data they contain. Come along on the journey as we look ahead to the next generation of search.
Speakers:
Prof Lisa Given, RMIT University (chair)
Prof Guido Zuccon, University of Queensland
Peter Bailey, Canva
Dr Johanne Trippas, RMIT University
Prof Jason Potts, RMIT University
Show Notes
On Twitter
Prof Lisa Given
Prof Guido Zuccon
Peter Bailey
Dr Johanne Trippas
Prof Jason Potts
Learn more about the Web Search Revolution Symposium: admscentre.org/web-search
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/youtube
What did the Web Search Revolution Revolt Against?
This panel was held at the 2023 ADM+S Web Search Revolution Symposium on 17 August at RMIT University, and online.
How did search engines develop over the 20th century? Mark Sanderson and Julian Thomas will show how expensive subscription-based search companies formed in the 1960s and largely unchanged over three decades were wiped out by web search that was free, fast, and easy to use, drawing connections between this revolution of the past and the current generative AI revolution.
Speakers:
Prof Lisa Given, RMIT University (chair)
Prof Mark Sanderson, RMIT University
Prof Julian Thomas, RMIT University
Show Notes
On Twitter
Prof Mark Sanderson
Prof Julian ThomasLearn more about the Web Search Revolution Symposium: admscentre.org/web-search
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/youtube
Keynote: Chirag Shah
This keynote presentation was part of the 2023 ADM+S Web Search Revolution Symposium on 17 August at RMIT University, and online.
The prominent model of retrieving, evaluating, and using relevant information from databases, collections, and the web is going through a significant transformation. This is largely due to wide-scale availability of various generative AI systems that can take in natural language inputs and generate highly customized natural language text or images and even videos. This transformation in progress will have profound impacts on users, developers, and policy makers. It is already changing many sectors including education, health, and commerce. In this talk, I will highlight some of the opportunities and challenges for information access stemming from recent advancements in generative AI. I will bring up frequently asked questions about impacts of these technologies on pedagogy, jobs, economy, policies, and democracy. The goal here is to cut through both hype and fear and think pragmatically about the future of information access.
Speaker:
Chirag Shah, Professor of Information and Computer Science, University of Washington
Show Notes
On Twitter
Prof Chirag Shah
Learn more about the Web Search Revolution Symposium: admscentre.org/web-search
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/youtube
The Impact of Search on Society
This panel was held at the 2023 ADM+S Web Search Revolution Symposium on 17 August at RMIT University, and online.
With billions of queries serviced every day, web search has profoundly reshaped the way we relate to information. But search has itself been reshaped by law, regulation, markets, user interactions, and other social forces. This panel asks: how can we understand the historical evolution of search from a social perspective? What has search done to us, and what have we done to search? And how can future search systems be designed to avoid some of the mistakes made in the past?
Speakers:
Assoc Prof Ramon Lobato, RMIT University (chair)
Louisa Bartolo, Queensland University of Technology
Prof Daniel Angus, Queensland University of Technology
Prof Kimberlee Weatherall, University of Sydney
Prof Alistair Moffat, University of Melbourne
Show Notes
On Twitter
Louisa Bartolo
Prof Dan Angus
Prof Kimberlee Weatherall
Learn more about the Web Search Revolution Symposium: admscentre.org/web-search
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/youtube
Keynote: Susan Dumais
This keynote presentation was part of the 2023 ADM+S Web Search Revolution Symposium on 17 August at RMIT University, and online.
What did web search replace? What are the origins of web search and how it has evolved in the last 2-3 decades? A look at the history and impact of search and a look forward to where we are going – including neural methods which have been used in web search for a while and chat. The talk will focus more on people and their interactions with search systems, helping them articulate their needs and making sense of results and less about the technical details of the systems themselves.
Speaker:
Susan Dumais, Technical Fellow & Managing Director, Microsoft Research New England, New York City and Montreal
Show Notes
On Twitter
Learn more about the Web Search Revolution Symposium: admscentre.org/web-search
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/youtube
Making an Exhibition for Research Translation and Engagement
In this episode, Prof Deborah Lupton and Dr Vaughan Wozniak-O’Connor from the University of News South Wales discuss the process of their interdisciplinary collaboration in putting together the ‘More-Than-Human Wellbeing’ exhibition, as a research translation and community engagement initiative.
They discuss the process and thinking behind making the exhibition, barriers they encountered, and tips for other researchers wishing to engage broader audiences through arts-based methods.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Prof Deborah Lupton @DALupton
Keynote: Wiebke Loosen
This keynote was presented at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. In this presentation titled ‘Introducing Communicative AI’, Prof Loosen from Hans Bredow Institute considers what it means to think about AI as a form of communication, working with and further developing the concept ‘Communicative AI’, and illustrates the breadth and depth of this phenomenon through a series of case studies from the journalism sector.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Prof Wiebke Loosen, Halmstad University
Learn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/2023-symposium-recordings
Keynote: Tarunima Prabhakar
This keynote was presented at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. In this presentation titled ‘A New Thing Under the Sun? Alternative Visions for Tech in the Age of AI’, Tattle co-founder Tarunima Prabhakar argues for a deeper engagement of theory with practice to inform critiques of ‘big tech’, and the proposed agenda for change.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Learn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/2023-symposium-recordings
Internet Futures
This special event panel took place at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. Panelists address rapid developments in internet infrastructures and AI technologies, and discuss questions around the dynamic possibilities and uncertain pathways these developments present for internet governance, social media platforms, media industries, and digital inclusion.
Speakers:
Prof Jean Burgess, Queensland University of Technology
Dr Gareth Downing, ACCAN
Craig McCosker, ABC
Prof Ellie Rennie, RMIT University
Prof Flora Salim, UNSW
Show Notes
On Twitter
Prof Jean Burgess, Queensland University of Technology
Craig McCosker, ABC
Prof Ellie Rennie, RMIT University
Prof Flora Salim, UNSW
Learn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/2023-symposium-recordings
Automation and the Arts
This panel discussion took place at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. From claims that generative AI tools democratise creativity by making production ‘radically accessible’, critical implications for authorship, intellectual property, craft, and possibilities for opting out, to how the institutions of art are responding to these developments in the context of their own organisational logics, objectives and economic conditions, this panel considers the dynamics currently underpinning automation in art and asks where to next?
Speakers:
Dr Indigo Holcombe-James, ACMI
Dr Joel Stern, RMIT University
Amalia Lindo, Monash University
Show Notes
On Twitter
Dr Joel Stern, RMIT UniversityLearn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/2023-symposium-recordings
Eyewitness Now: New Ways of Seeing the News
This panel discussion took place at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. Panelists discuss why Addressing themes ranging from social media algorithms to remote sensing technologies to the practicalities of newsroom photo editing, this panel conversations explores new ways of seeing news events and what they mean for practitioners, researchers, and publics.
Speakers:
Assoc Prof Michael Richardson, UNSW
Dr Olga Boichak, University of Sydney
Assoc Prof Timothy Graham, Queensland University of Technology
Nick Moir, Sydney Morning Herald
Show Notes
On Twitter
Assoc Prof Michael Richardson, UNSW
Dr Olga Boichak, University of Sydney
Assoc Prof Timothy Graham, Queensland University of Technology
Nick Moir, Sydney Morning Herald
Learn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/2023-symposium-recordings
Opportunities and Challenges of Automation for Content Moderation
This panel discussion took place at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. Panelists discuss the nuances and specificities of online misogyny and its derived harms within a context of emerging online safety regulation in many countries around the world, and address the practical opportunities and limitations of automation to identify and moderate harmful content without silencing women and counterspeech.
Speakers:
Dr Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández, Queensland University of Technology
Dr Aaron Snoswell, Queensland University of Technology
Lucinda Nelson, Queensland University of Technology
Joanna Williams, Swinburne University
Rita Jabri Markwell, Australian Muslim Advocacy Network
Show Notes
On Twitter
Dr Aaron Snoswell, Queensland University of Technology
Lucinda Nelson, Queensland University of Technology
Joanna Williams, Swinburne University
Rita Jabri Markwell, Australian Muslim Advocacy NetworkLearn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/2023-symposium-recordings
Hey Google, What’s the News?
This panel discussion took place at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. Panelists discuss the opportunities and shortcomings of designing and interacting with voice news assistants and news chatbots, and the bright and dark sides of the news chatbot ecologies.
Speakers:
Dr Silvia Montaña-Niño, Queensland University of Technology
Dr Jonathon Hutchinson, University of Sydney
Craig McCosker, ABC
Dr Damiano Spina, RMIT University
Show Notes
On Twitter
Dr Silvia Montaña-Niño, Queensland University of Technology
Dr Jonathon Hutchinson, University of Sydney
Craig McCosker, ABC
Dr Damiano Spina, RMIT University
Learn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/2023-symposium-recordings
Look At Me: Facial Recognition in Australia
This panel discussion took place at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. Panelists examine how Facial recognition technology is being used and where; how it intersects with institutions, laws, economies – and what we can do about it.
Speakers:
Prof Kim Weatherall, University of Sydney
Dr Jake Goldenfein, University of Melbourne
Prof Edward Santow, Human Technology Institute
Dr Kate Bower, Choice
Show Notes
On Twitter
Dr Jake Goldenfein, University of Melbourne
Prof Edward Santow, Human Technology Institute
Dr Kate Bower, ChoiceLearn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/2023-symposium-recordings
Automated Media Across Asia Pacific
This panel discussion took place at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. Panelists provide a brief introduction of AI applications in China’s newsrooms and on social media platforms, and discuss the role of AIGC in content creation/production, circulation, and governance/moderation in the Chinese context.
Speakers:
Prof Mark Andrejevic, Monash University
Dr Dang Nguyen, RMIT University
Prof Heather Horst, Western Sydney University
Assoc Prof Adrian Athique, University of Queensland
Show Notes
On Twitter
Prof Mark Andrejevic, Monash University
Dr Dang Nguyen, RMIT University
Prof Heather Horst, Western Sydney University
Learn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/2023-symposium-recordings
News Personalisation
This panel discussion took place at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. Panelists discuss how news companies have started to focus on personalising content for readers, from simply allowing people to select topics of interest, to constructing deeply automated websites that present each reader with an individualised front page.
Speakers:
Dr James Meese, RMIT University
Prof Lisa Waller, RMIT University
Prof Terry Flew, University of Sydney
Prof Sora Park, University of Canberra
Dave Earley, The Guardian Australia
Show Notes
On Twitter
Prof Lisa Waller, RMIT University
Prof Terry Flew, University of Sydney
Prof Sora Park, University of Canberra
Dave Earley, The Guardian Australia
Learn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/2023-symposium-recordings
Automation: A New Regulatory Agenda?
This panel discussion took place at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. Panelists reflect on existing legal and regulatory commitments across news and media, discuss new reforms, and consider whether automation actually requires a new regulatory agenda.
Speakers:
Prof Kim Weatherall, University of Sydney
Dr Joanne Gray, University of Sydney
Prof Andrew Kenyon, University of Melbourne
Bill Simpson-Young, Gradient Institute
David Abkiewicz, ACCC
Show Notes
On Twitter
Prof Kim Weatherall, University of Sydney
Dr Joanne Gray, University of Sydney
Bill Simpson-Young, Gradient Institute
David Abkiewicz, ACCC
Learn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/2023-symposium-recordings
Modelling the Complex World with Generative AI
This panel discussion took place at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. This panel of AI researchers, ethicists, and industry leaders discuss open problems and ethical dilemmas including responsible prompt engineering of Gen AI.
Speakers:
Prof Flora Salim, UNSW
Dr Hao Xue, UNSW
Prof Tomasz Bednarz, NVIDIA
Morgan Dutton, Amazon Web Services
Rebecca Johnson, University of Sydney
Joon Sung Park, Stanford University
Automation and Accessibility
This panel discussion took place at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. Panelists discuss ongoing and emerging challenges of engaging with automated systems, where accessing information and entertainment is increasingly fraught for people who are already digitally excluded.
Speakers:
Dr Jenny Kennedy, RMIT University
Dr Justine Humphry, University of Sydney
Assoc Prof Tanya Notley, Western Sydney University
Dr Lyndal Sleep, Central Queensland University
Show Notes
On Twitter
Dr Jenny Kennedy, RMIT University
Dr Justine Humphry, University of Sydney
Assoc Prof Tanya Notley, Western Sydney University
Dr Lyndal Sleep, Central Queensland University
Learn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/2023-symposium-recordings
It’s Not the Algorithm: How We Search
This panel discussion took place at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. Panelists introduce the Australian Search Experience project, and discuss the long-term implications for future research that have arisen as a result of the study.
Speakers:
Prof Daniel Angus, Queensland University of Technology
Dr Abdul Obeid, Queensland University of Technology
Dr Ariadna Matamoros-Fernandez, Queensland University of Technology
Dr James Meese, RMIT University
Show Notes
On Twitter
Prof Daniel Angus, Queensland University of Technology
Dr Abdul Obeid, Queensland University of Technology
Dr Ariadna Matamoros-Fernandez, Queensland University of Technology
Dr James Meese, RMIT University
Learn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023
Talking About Automation
This panel discussion took place at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. Panelists discuss the actual vs perceived capabilities of AI systems, their potential to disrupt vs their capacity to maintain power dynamics, and the real vs imagined threats and challenges of automation in the media landscape.
Speakers:
Dr Thao Phan, Monash University
Jeni Lee, Monash University
Lauren Kelly, RMIT University
Michael Lucy, The Conversation
Show Notes
On Twitter
Dr Thao Phan, Monash University
Jeni Lee, Monash University
Lauren Kelly, RMIT University
Michael Lucy, The Conversation
Learn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/2023-symposium-recordings
Automated Content Curation in Video Services
This panel discussion took place at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. Panelists examine the politics and practicalities of discoverability and interface design across streaming services, smart TVs, and public-service media.
Speakers:
Assoc Prof Ramon Lobato, RMIT University
Dr Kylie Pappalardo, Queensland University of Technology
Louisa Bartolo, Queensland University of Technology
Alex Hay, ABC
Show Notes
On Twitter
Louisa Bartolo, Queensland University of TechnologyLearn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/2023-symposium-recordings
Can I Get a Fact-Check? News, Misinformation and Fact-Checking
This panel discussion took place at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. Panelists discuss how algorithmic assistance may be beneficial for fact checkers to assist in the misinformation management process, without taking away agency from experts.
Speakers:
Dr Damiano Spina, RMIT University
Dr Danula Hettiachchi, RMIT University
Dr Anne Kruger, RMIT FactLab & RMIT FactLab CrossCheck
Devi Mallal, RMIT FactLab & RMIT FactLab CrossCheck
Dr Michelle Riedlinger, Queensland University of Technology
Show Notes
On Twitter
Dr Damiano Spina, RMIT University
Dr Danula Hettiachchi, RMIT University
Dr Michelle Riedlinger, Queensland University of Technology
Learn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/2023-symposium-recordings
The Australian Ad Observatory: The Future of Advertising
This panel discussion took place at the 2023 ADMS+S Automated News and Media Symposium, 13-14 July 2023 at the University of Sydney. In this episode, panelists discuss the Australian Ad Observatory project and present early findings from their ad analysis, by focussing on three case studies: greenwashing, gambling and alcohol.
Speakers:
Assoc Prof Nicholas Carah, University of Queensland
Lauren Hayden, University of Queensland
Dr Cesar Albarran-Torres, Swinburne University
Prof Jean Burgess, Queensland University of Technology
Charmaine Griffith, VMLY&R
Jonas Jaanimagi, Interactive Advertising Bureau
Prof Christine Parker, University of Melbourne
Richard Warwick, CustomMedia
Show Notes
On Twitter
Assoc Prof Nicholas Carah, University of Queensland
Prof Jean Burgess, Queensland University of Technology
Prof Christine Parker, University of Melbourne
Richard Warwick, CustomMedia
Learn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023
Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscentre.org/2023-symposium-recordings
Dr Ausma Bernot: Queer Social Sorting – Control and resistance in China’s LGBTQ+ activism
In this presentation, Dr Ausma Bernot discusses how the state-sponsored control of queer activism in China is now increasingly linked to two elements: China’s call to return to traditional gender roles and social sorting of queer activism. This talk was delivered at RMIT University and online, on 15 May 2023.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Ausma Bernot @ausma_b
ChatGPT – Is it hype or the next big thing?
Dr Aaron Snoswell presented ChatGPT: Hype or the Next Big Thing? At the Hacks/Hackers Brisbane event held 22 March 2023. In this presentation, Aaron talks about the hype, the limitations, and the potential of large language models like ChatGPT. Are we stuck in another iteration of the ‘hype cycle’, or are these systems actually a step closer to a useful and general artificial intelligence?
Show Notes
On Twitter
Web3 and Chinese Digital Diaspora: Industry and Community Perspectives
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies at RMIT University on 1-3 February 2022.
Chair:
Haiqing Yu, RMIT University and Dev Lewis, Digital Asia Hub
Panellists:
Shawn Wu, SeeDAO
KC Chen, SeeDAO
Jenks Guo, FileCoin
James Kang, Crypto Enthusiast
Discussants:
Ellie Rennie, RMIT University
Kaitlin Beegle, FileCoin
Show Notes
On Twitter
Haiqing Yu @haiqing
Dev Lewis @devlewis18
Jenks Guo @JenksGuo
Ellie Rennie @ElinorRennie
Kaitlin Beegle @Kaitlin_Beegle
Keynote: Mark Andrejevic
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies at RMIT University on 1-3 February 2022.
Mark Andrejevic from Monash University presents ‘Seeing Like a Border Securing Circulation During COVID and Beyond.’
Show Notes
On Twitter
Mark Andrejevic @MarkAndrejevic
Web3 and Chinese Digital Diaspora: Industry and Community Perspectives
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies at RMIT University on 1-3 February 2022.
Chair:
Haiqing Yu, RMIT University and Dev Lewis, Digital Asia Hub
Panellists:
Shawn Wu, SeeDAO
KC Chen, SeeDAO
Jenks Guo, FileCoin
James Kang, Crypto Enthusiast
Discussants:
Ellie Rennie, RMIT University
Kaitlin Beegle, FileCoin
Show Notes
On Twitter
Haiqing Yu @haiqing
Dev Lewis @devlewis18
Jenks Guo @JenksGuo
Ellie Rennie @ElinorRennie
Kaitlin Beegle @Kaitlin_Beegle
Keynote: Mark Andrejevic
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies at RMIT University on 1-3 February 2022.
Mark Andrejevic from Monash University presents ‘Seeing Like a Border Securing Circulation During COVID and Beyond.’
Show Notes
On Twitter
Mark Andrejevic @MarkAndrejevic
Keynote: Malavika Jayaram
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies at RMIT University on 1-3 February 2022.
Malavika Jayaram from Digital Asia Hub, presents ‘Disappearing from Happiness Street, and other tales of magic and wonder’.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Malavika Jayaram @MalJayaram
Keynote: Xin Dai
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies at RMIT University on 1-3 February 2022.
Xin Dai from Peking University presents ‘Locating and Localizing ADM Failures in China.’
Show Notes
Surveillance and Everyday Life
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies at RMIT University on 1-3 February 2022.
This session included the following presentations:
Xin Gu, Monash University:
De-construct Chinese Facial Recognition Technology Discourse.
Hailing Zhao, Aalborg University, Tingting Liu, Jinan University, Guangzhou:
Coping with Digital Blacklisting in (Non)identical Ways: An ethnographic study of the untrustworthy in China.
Fan Liang, Duke Kushan University, Haiyun Zhou, University of Cambridge:
Automated Reduction? The Practices and Imaginaries of Content Moderation on Chinese Short-video Platforms.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Xin Gu @guxin2010
Imaginary Vs Reality
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies at RMIT University on 1-3 February 2022.
This session included the following presentations:
Jian Xu, Deakin University, Terry Flew, University of Sydney:
Governing the Algorithmic Distribution of News in China: The case of Jinri Toutiao.
Yu Shan and Michael Keane, Queensland University of Technology:
Automated Decision-Making Society in China: Or all watched over by machines of loving Grace?
Gianluigi Negro, University of Siena:
Nationalising the Metaverse in China. The case of Qian Xuesen.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Terry Flew @FlewTerry
Gianluigi Negro @giginegro
Perspectives from Information Systems
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies at RMIT University on 1-3 February 2022.
This podcast includes the following presentations:
Warwick Powell, University of Queensland, Shoufeng Cao, University of Queensland:
Automated Decision-Making in Cross-Border Trade with China: Exploring the opportunity of federated Multisig deal transaction smart contracts to streamline payments.
Lin Tian and Xiuzhen Zhang, RMIT University:
Contrastive Analysis of Covid-19 health misinformation within online Chinese-language communities.
Wynston Lee, RMIT University, Guangnan Zhu, Queensland University of Technology:
Mapping the (Automated) Data Assemblages of China’s Social Credit System.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Warwick Powell @PowellWarwick
Xiuzhen Zhang @xiuzhenzhang
Guangnan Zhu @Zguangnan_rio
Interdisciplinary Dialogues
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies at RMIT University on 1-3 February 2022.
This podcast includes the following presentations:
H C Steinhart and Christian Göbel, University of Vienna:
Mobilising Social Anomie to strengthen the state: Justification Strategies for ‘Social Credit’ on Sina Weibo.
Anne-Christine Trémon, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Paris:
Scientific Fairness: Experimentation and critique of points systems in Shenzhen.
Alexander Trauth-Goik, University of Vienna, Philipp Immel, University of Wurzburg:
“My credit score ought to surpass 90% of people”: A qualitative analysis of citizen interpretations and engagements with state, commercial and peer-to-peer forms of surveillance in China.
Lena Wassermann and Theresa Krause, University of Wurzburg:
The impact of the SCS on foreign companies using the case of German firms.
Show Notes
On Twitter
H C Steinhardt @hcsteinhardt
Christian Göbel @Chri5tianGoebel
Lena Wasserman @wassermann_lena
Historicity and Governmentality
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies at RMIT University on 1-3 February 2022.
This session included the following presentations:
Adam Knight, Leiden Institute:
Automating Revolution: Operational Research and the Origins of Automated Decision-Making in 1950’s China.
Xiang Gao, Zhejiang University:
Automated-Decision Making, Bureaucratisation and centralisation: The rise of China’s digital administrative state.
Warwick Powell, Queensland University of Technology:
Dialogue and Democracy: Policing and Algorithms. Alternative perspectives on digitised life-worlds and governmentally with Chinese characteristics.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Adam Knight @AdamDKinght
Warwick Powell @PowellWarwick
Data and Governance
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies at RMIT University on 1-3 February 2022.
This podcast includes the following presentations:
Marianne von Blomberg and Bjorn Ahl, University of Cologne:
Debating the Legality of “Credit based Regulation” in China – A review of Chinese legal scholarship.
Cheris Shun-ting Chen, University of Hong Kong:
Making it a Habit: Instituting Social Credit Systems in Rural China.
Yu Sun, University of Glasgow, Wilfred Wang, University of Melbourne, and Linlin Li, Zhejiang University:
Automating moral governance: a case study of data scoring systems in rural China.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Marianne von Blomberg @mariannehuashan
Wilfred Wang @ichbinwill
Discrepancy and Division
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies at RMIT University on 1-3 February 2022.
This podcast includes the following presentations:
Yu Hong, Zhejiang University, Yiran Wei, Hong Kong Baptist University:
The Making of a City Brain: How traditional media become the sociotechnical gateway for technopolitical disagreement.
Han Tao, University of Sussex:
In Credit we Trust? Banks, ‘Packaging Agencies’ and the Promise of Digital Lending to Small Businesses.
Haili Li and Genia Kostka, Freie University of Berlin:
Grey Digital Divide and Digital Inclusion in China.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Yiran Wei @yiranwei3
Genia Kostka @genia_kostka
Iris Maher @maher_iris
Legality and Discourse on AI
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies at RMIT University on 1-3 February 2022.
This podcast includes the following presentations:
Haemin Jee, U.S. Military Academy:
Credit for compliance: How Institutional Layering Ensures Compliance in China.
Fan Yang, University of Cologne:
Strengthening Efficiency, Consistency and Supervision: Provincial Pilots of Judicial AI and Big Data in China.
Yiran Li, Hong Kong Baptist University:
Making Governance Agile: Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence in China’s local governance.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Haemin Jee @jee_haemin
Automated Aerial Futures
This discussion took place at the 2022 Future Automated Mobilities Symposium, held at RMIT University 20-21 October.
Disaster response, precision agriculture, border control, military logistics, and urban delivery all imagine different aerial futures, but each also depends on the transformation of air into skyways. This panel brings together experts on drones, remote sensing, and autonomous technologies to raise vital provocations about the future of the skies above us.
Speakers
Associate Professor Michael Richardson, University of New South Wales
Associate Professor Julia Powels, UWA
Associate Professor Christine Agius, Swinburne University of Technology
Dr Tim Neale, Deakin University
Show Notes
On Twitter
Michael Richardson @richardson_m_a
Julia Powles @juliapowels
Christine Agius @ChrisAgius13
Disability and Automated Mobilities
This discussion took place at the 2022 Future Automated Mobilities Symposium, held at RMIT University 20-21 October.
Inclusive design is a necessary element of future automated mobilities systems and technologies. Our panellists will explore the benefits of inclusive design of automated mobilities starting in the lives of people and physical sites where disability is lived and experienced. We will ask what the consequences will be if we do not do so?
Speakers:
Professor Sarah Pink, Monash University
Professor Gerrard Goggin, University of Sydney
Iris Maher, Monash University
Helen Lindner, MACA
Orhan Karagoz, University of Melbourne
Show Notes
On Twitter
Sarah Pink @pinkydigital
Gerard Goggin @ggoggin
Iris Maher @maher_iris
Helen Lindner @HLLindner
Doing Good with Mobility Data
This discussion took place at the 2022 Future Automated Mobilities Symposium, held at RMIT University 20-21 October.
Our interdisciplinary panellists from academia and industry will discuss some key issues around the usage of mobility data in designing automated decision-making systems in the transport domain. How has this data been used for good, and good for whom? What are some of the principles we need to stick to?
Speakers:
Professor Flora Salim, University of New South Wales
Mandi Mees, National Transport Commission
Professor Daniele Quercia, Nokia Bell Labs Cambridge, King’s College London
Professor Andry Rakotonirainy Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety (CARRS-Q), Queensland University of Technology
Show Notes
On Twitter
Flora Salim @flosalim
Mandi Mees @DORHOUTMEES
Daniele Quercia @danielequercia
Methods for Future Automated Mobilities
This discussion took place at the 2022 Future Automated Mobilities Symposium, held at RMIT University 20-21 October.
How do we research, design and create interventions towards fair, trusted and safe future automated mobilities? What new research methods and techniques are available, and how might they be harnessed for interdisciplinary and engaged research and impact? Our world renowned methodologists will discuss these
issues from social and computer science perspectives.
Speakers:
Dr Debora Lanzeni, Monash University
Professor Sarah Pink, Monash University
Professor Noortje Marres, University of Warwick
Professor Daniele Quercia, Nokia Bell Labs Cambridge, King’s College London
Professor Flora Salim, University of New South Wales
Show Notes
On Twitter
Sarah Pink @pinkydigital
Noortje Marres @noortjemarres
Daniele Quercia @danielequercia
Flora Salim @flosalim
Interdisciplinary and Multi-Stakeholder Automated Mobilities
This discussion took place at the 2022 Future Automated Mobilities Symposium, held at RMIT University 20-21 October.
What do future automated mobilities look like from the perspectives of different stakeholders across industry, public sector, academic and government funded initiatives? Our panellists explore how these organisations and sectors have successfully collaborated, and we ask how we might achieve future fair, trusted and safe interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder automated mobilities?
Speakers:
Professor Sarah Pink, Monash University
Ishra Bakesh, Department of Transport and Main Roads
Ian Christenson, iMove
Professor Vaike Fors, Halmstad University and Drive Sweden
Malin Labecker, Volvo Cars
Thomas Lindgren, Volvo Cars and Halmstad University
Show Notes
On Twitter
Sarah Pink @pinkydigital
Vaike Fors @vaike69
Swedish Initiatives in Automated Mobilities
This discussion took place at the 2022 Future Automated Mobilities Symposium, held at RMIT University 20-21 October.
This session shines the spotlight on the groundbreaking interdisciplinary academic and industry initiatives, research and collaboration being undertaken in Sweden – across three key organisations – the automotive company Volvo Cars, Halmstad University’s interdisciplinary research team, and Drive Sweden – one of the Swedish Government’s Strategic Innovation.
Speakers
Prof Sarah Pink, Monash University
Dr Magnus Bergquist, Halmstad University
Professor Vaike Fors, Halmstad University and Drive Sweden
Malin Labecker, Volvo Cars
Show Notes
On Twitter
Sarah Pink @pinkydigital
Vaike Fors @vaike69
How to Write a Book Proposal
In a Workshop held on 7 November 2022, Professor Deborah Lupton (author/co-author of 20 books and editor/co-editor of a further ten volumes) provides guidelines and advice on how to write a book proposal to achieve a publishing contract. Deborah discusses how to develop an idea for a book, what content should be in the proposal, and how best to scope publishers to approach. Throughout the presentation participants engaged in an online Q&A, to which Deborah actively responds to, as she presents.
Presenter
Professor Deborah Lupton, University of New South Wales
Show Notes
On Twitter
Deborah Lupton @DALupton
The Implications of Dark Ads
Advertising is becoming harder than ever before to hold accountable, which raises important concerns about the legacy of abuses that have characterised the industry. Predatory advertising, discrimination, and the circulation of false and harmful messaging are harder to detect and regulate online because there is no public archive of online ads. The Australian Ad Observatory provides one model for enlisting citizens to help provide transparency for online advertising.
In this episode, the ADM+S Australian Ad Observatory team and two panels of experts discuss the issues raised by online advertising and how we might address them.
Panel 1
Kate Bower, CHOICE
Dr Aimee Brownbill, Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE)
Lucy Westerman, VicHealth
Erin Turner, Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC)
Panel 2
Simon Elvery, ABC
Sam Kinninmonth, Consumer Advocate and Communications researcher
Verity Trott, Monash University
Jane Tan, Queensland University of Technology
Lizzie O’Shea, Digital Rights Watch
Show Notes
On Twitter
Kate Bower @KateABower
Aimee Brownbill @AimeeBrownbill
Lucy Westerman @lewest
Erin Turner @ErinLTurner
Lizzie O’Shea @Lizzie_OShea
Simon Elvery @drzax
Sam Kininmonth @saminburncity
Verity Trott @VezzieT
Jane Tan @jane_txy
Event Recordings
Panel 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ePv_t2FTGQ
Panel 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRCfsAIBQKE
Bots as More Than Human?
Humans have long defined, framed, and designed bots with the primary aim of passing as human and our collection imagination of what bots can do is often restrained by this focus. The question arising from this strong tendency, is whether humans are capable of imagining bots in another capacity. What is the purpose of designing bots that imitate humans, and could bots offer far more?
Professor Daniel Angus chats with Dominique Carlon about the role of bots in society and how we may recognise that bots can perform interesting and diverse roles without the need to blur the line between bot and human. Dominique shares her research on the life stories of bots in Reddit’s platform culture in particular the role of Dad Bots on Reddit.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Dominique Carlon @dom_carlon
Prof Daniel Angus @antmandan
Read the Transcript
Read Dominique Carlon’s Essay Bots as More Than Human
Automated Decision-Making in Transport and Mobilities
Automated transport and mobility services have the potential to transform how we live and move. They offer new opportunities to address entrenched inequalities of access to mobility, relating to disability, age, economic status and location. However, to achieve these possibilities, the development of new technical capacities and data systems needs to be harnessed for the design of future transport and mobility services that fulfil the needs of people and social institutions.
In this episode, Professor Daniel Angus sits down with Professor Sarah Pink and Professor Flora Salim, co-leads of the ADM+S Centre’s Transport and Mobilities Focus Area, to discuss the real experienced limitations, flaws and inequities in automated transport and mobilities systems and technologies of the present, as well as possibilities for ADM systems to take us forward into trusted, fair and safe futures.
Learn more about ADM in Transport and Mobilities at the Future Automated Mobilities Symposium: Towards hope, justice and care on 20- 21 October 2022: admscentre.org.au/fam2022
Show Notes
2022 ADM+S Symposium: ‘Automated Societies: What do we need to know?’
This panel, held during the ADM+S 2022 Symposium, brought together internationally recognised experts and industry participants to discuss the opportunities of Automated Societies and explore the question: what do we need to know?
Host:
Jenny Kennedy (RMIT)
Panellists:
Kate Bower, CHOICE
Melissa Gregg, Intel
Penny Harrison, Australian Red Cross
Malavika Jayaram, Digital Asia Hub
Anthony McCosker, Swinburne University of Technology
Show Notes
On Twitter
Jenny Kennedy @jennykennedy
Kate Bower @KateABower
Melissa Gregg @melgregg
Penny Harrison @harripenn
Malavika Jayaram @MalJayaram
Anthony McCosker @Ant_McCosker
View on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfxeuoiI6IQ
2022 ADM+S Symposium: ‘Digital Tech and the Climate Crisis’
This panel investigates the dynamic interplay between: discourses framing digital technologies as solutions to the climate crisis and the real material impacts of these technologies on ecologies of livinng
Speakers:
Dr Loup Cellard, University of Melbourne
Professor Fiona Haines, University of Melbourne
Dr Ben Lyall, Monash University
Associate Professor Yolande Strengers, Monash University
Professor Karen Yeung, Birmingham Law School
Show Notes
The panel is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwfi23rImoY
2022 ADM+S Symposium: ‘Algorithmic Cultures’
Streaming media and entertainment platforms like Spotify, YouTube, TikTok and Netflix rely on recommender systems to curate and present selected items from their vast libraries of content. This panel will bring together internationally recognised experts and industry participants to discuss important issues around cultural authority and value in the context of everyday consumption practices.
Speakers:
Joel Brydon, ABC iView
Professor Jean Burgess, Queensland University of Technology (Host)
Dr Robbie Fordyce, Monash University
Matthew Hancock, SBS on Demand
Dr Danula Hettiachchi, RMIT University
Associate Professor Ramon Lobato, RMIT University
Dr Adriana Matamoros- Fernandez, Queensland University of Technology
Dr Kylie Pappalardo, Queensland University of Technology
Show Notes
This panel is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D48RUZE88I4
2022 ADM+S Symposium: ‘SEX / TECH / DATA / HEALTH’
ADM+S researchers whose work explores the challenges – and ethical potential – of focusing on sextech through the lenses of design justice and public interest. It draws on their recent experiences of participatory research with technologists, sexologists, designers and educators at the ADM+S Sextech Hackathon (supported by Thoughtworks and SexTech School).
Speakers:
Professor Kath Albury, Swinburne University of Technology (Host)
Dr Jacinthe Flore, RMIT University
Dr Jenny Kennedy, RMIT University
Anna Shimshak, Monash University
Dr Zahra Stardust, Queensland University of Technology
Show Notes
This panel is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkQxDMwPEJk
2022 ADM+S Symposium: ‘Trust in ADM’
Why does trust matter in our relations with automated systems and technologies? What are the risks of not attending to it? And what do we stand to gain by putting it at the centre of our research and practice? This panel, led and hosted by Professor Sarah Pink who leads the ADM+S Trust in ADM project, brings together experts to discuss why trust matters.
Speakers:
Professor Kath Albury, Swinburne University of Technology
Professor Nicole Gillespie, University of Queensland
Lizzie O’Shea, Digital Rights Watch
Professor Sarah Pink, Monash University
Dr Emma Quilty, Monash University Amanda Robinson, Humanitech
Show Notes
The panel is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGFhQFJDyh4
2022 ADM+S Symposium: ‘Future Automated Mobilities Film Screening and Report Launch’
Speakers:
Professor Sarah Pink, Monash University
Jeni Lee, Monash University
Dr Emma Quilty, Monash University
Orhan Karagoz, University of Melbourne
Brenton Lillecrapp
Darren Moyle, Vision Australia
Micaela Schmidt
Show Notes
The screenings and report launch are available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlIfDZaCznE
2022 ADM+S Symposium: ‘Platform Futures’
This panel brings together experts from Australia, the European Commission, Korea and China to discuss diverse regulatory approaches addressing unequal bargaining power, and aiming to promote fairer, healthier digital spaces – their implications for innovation and consumer welfare, and the future of digital platforms.
Speakers:
Karen Melchior, European Parliament Member
Malavika Jayaram, Digital Asia Hub
Professor Haksoo Ko, Seoul National University School of Law
Dev Lewis, Digital Asia Hub
Associate Professor James Meese, RMIT University
Professor Haiqing Yu, RMIT University
Show Notes
The panel is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atNpzJtW–c
2022 ADM+S Symposium: ‘Risk Related Approaches to Regulate ADM’
This panel will bring four regional perspectives to the discussion to see if regulatory approaches to Artificial Intelligence (AI) are truly divergent or just different manifestations of a bigger idea – protecting societies from AI-related risk. It will pay particular attention to how countries and jurisdictions, such as Australia, reluctant to make any moves at this stage could be faring in the global regulatory landscape.
Speakers:
Professor Brunessen Bertrand, University of Rennes
Dr José-Miguel Bello y Villarino, University of Sydney
Maroussia Levesque, Berkman Klein Centre
Barry Wang, University of Sydney
Show Notes
The panel is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_xCWbfTtBI
2022 ADM+S Symposium: ‘Journalism and ADM’
This panel brings together national and international subject-matter experts and leading practitioners in an attempt to separate hype from reality. The panel will discuss the adoption and deployment of automated decision-making, identify probable futures and flag positive and negative issues likely to emerge. The discussion will help to ground ongoing conversations around the interactions between news media and automated decision-making, setting an agenda for public debate and future research projects.
Speakers:
Nick Evershed, The Guardian
Professor Wiebke Loosen, Hans Bredow Institute
Dr James Meese, RMIT University
Dr Silvia Montaña-Niño, Queensland University of Technology
Inga Ting, ABC
Professor Haiqing Yu, RMIT University
Show Notes
The panel is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riqC4NDOaaE
2022 ADM+S Symposium: ‘Implications of ADM on Humanitarian Futures’
Digital transformation is an area of strategic importance for humanitarian and community development sectors, and innovative uses of data and technology are helping address humanitarian needs and empower communities. However, these tools and systems can create new forms of intrusion, insecurity and inequality, often at the expense of the most vulnerable people and communities.
Speakers:
Professor Mark Andrejevic, Monash University
Dr Magdalena Arias Cubas, Red Cross Red Crescent Global Migration Lab
Professor Anthony McCosker, Swinburne University of Technology
Professor Sarah Pink, Monash University
Amanda Robinson, Humanitech
Nicole Batch, Australian Red Cross
Caitlin McCulloch, Australian Red Cross
Show Notes
The panel is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_xCWbfTtBI
2022 ADM+S Symposium: ‘Fairness, Equity and Bias’
The panel focuses on the concepts of fairness, bias, and equity from different disciplinary perspectives, with some consideration of empirical research on the operationalisation and challenges within different sectors/contexts. Following input from and dialogue with panellists with legal, computer science, policy, and social scientific perspectives of fairness, bias and equity, attendees will have the opportunity to work in small groups to develop a definitional delineation of these concepts and how they might be practically applied.
Speakers:
Associate Professor Jeffrey Chan, RMIT University
Professor Paul Henman, University of Queensland
Rakesh Kumar, University of New South Wales
Professor Jackie Leach Scully, University of New South Wales
Professor Jeannie Paterson, University of Melbourne
Dr Emmanuelle Walkowiak, La Trobe University
Dr Scarlet Wilcock, University of Sydney
Show Notes
The panel is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOdDpaVv9S4
2022 ADM+S Symposium: ‘Decentralised Autonomous Organisations’
This panel features presentations on the following topics:
- What is a DAO? And why should we care about automated coordination mechanisms? Dr Darcy Allen, RMIT University.
- If it looks like you’re doing the work, then you’ve done the work, right?Professor Ellie Rennie, RMIT University (Host).
- Unpacking contribution and reward systems in DAOs – DAOs in practice: Governance of and by algorithms. Kelsie Nabben, RMIT University.
- How are DAOs viewed in the eyes of the law? Are they just another type of company? Joni Pirovich, Blockchain & Digital Assets.
- A case study on TracerDAO. Jack Deeb, Mycelium/TracerDAO.
- Are we better off in the long run? The economics of DAOs. Professor Jason Potts, RMIT University.
Show Notes
The panel is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApHG1RiJmRk
2022 ADM+S Symposium: ‘Care and Automation’
Digital technologies are increasingly entering into diverse spaces of care: from home and health and disability care settings to social services to the management and control of global crises such as COVID-19 and climate change by government and industry bodies. Contributors to this panel explore understandings and sociomaterialities of care as it is conceptualised, carried out, experienced and problematised through emerging automated technologies.
Speakers:
Dr Jacinthe Flore, RMIT University
Associate Professor Emma Kirby, University of New South Wales
Professor Deborah Lupton, University of New South Wales
Dr David Rousell, RMIT University
Jess Tran, RMIT University
Dr Georgia van Toorn, University of New South Wales
Dr Ash Watson, University of New South Wales
Show Notes
The panel is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvnrRAUv30I
On Twitter:
Associate Professor Emma Kirby – @DrEmmaKirby
Professor Deborah Lupton – @DAlupton
Dr Georgia van Toorn – @gvantoorn
Dr Ash Watson – @awtsn
2022 ADM+S Symposium: ‘ADM and Civil Liability’
This panel, moderated by José-Miguel Bello y Villarino, will explore the opportunities and challenges for applying civil liability laws to ADM- related harms. The intention of the panel is to provide a global, comparative perspective both on challenges and actual or potential approaches to overcoming them.
Speakers:
Associate Professor Henrique Sousa Antunes, Lisbon School of Law
Dr José-Miguel Bello y Villarino, University of Sydney
Dr Henry Fraser, Queensland University of Technology
Associate Professor John Morgan, University of New South Wales
Natalie Sheard, La Trobe University
Show Notes
The panel is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7mqU4_ZCaE
2022 ADM+S Symposium: ‘Automating Precarity’
Globally, the e-commerce sector has boomed over the last couple years, benefitting greatly from social reshaping by the pandemic. This panel, based on an ADM+S Seed Fund project, expands the critical analysis of e- commerce. Rather than universalize the Amazon model, our original empirical and theoretical research shows how warehouses contain a much greater diversity of techno-managerial systems for governing labour and logistics in e-commerce.
Speakers:
Dr Melissa Gregg, Intel
Lauren Kelly, RMIT University
Dr Jathan Sadowski, Monash University
Show Notes
The panel is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im8KFftn1lw
2022 ADM+S Symposium: Keynote by Dr Melissa Gregg
Keynote titled: The Ecological Impact of an Automated Society
This keynote address was given by Dr Melissa Gregg, Senior Principal Engineer, User Experience & Sustainability, at Intel, at the 2022 ADM+S Symposium ‘Automated Societies: What Do We Need to Know?’
Show Notes
The keynote is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWaBkHsUsqM
2022 ADM+S Symposium: Keynote by Malavika Jayaram
Keynote title: Ungovernable (Other is not a category, or is it?)
This keynote address was given by Malavika Jayaram, the Executive Director of the Digital Asia Hub, at the 2022 ADM+S Symposium ‘Automated Societies: What Do We Need to Know?’
Show Notes
The keynote is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJLxn_-rvsQ
2022 ADM+S Symposium: Keynote by Professor Karen Yeung
Keynote title: Operationalising Trustworthy AI Governance: Beyond Motherhood and Apple Pie?
This keynote address was given by Professor Karen Yeung, an interdisciplinary Professorial Fellow in Law, Ethics and Informatics at Birmingham Law School, at the 2022 ADM+S Symposium ‘Automated Societies: What Do We Need to Know?’
Show Notes
The keynote is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5id15TlpacY
2022 ADM+S Symposium: Keynote by Professor Cheryl Soriano
Keynote title: Beyond the Platform’s Algorithmic Power: Constructing Trust, Control, and Capitol in Worker-Platform, Worker-Client, and Worker-Worker Communicative Relationships.
This keynote address was given by Cheryll Soriano, Professor of Communication in De La Salle University (DLSU) in the Philippines, at the 2022 ADM+S Symposium ‘Automated Societies’.
Show Notes
Professor Cheryll Soriano, Professor of Communication in De La Salle University (DLSU)
http://www.cheryllsoriano.com/
The full keynote is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Paw3HGxWfwM
Everyday Data Cultures
The AI revolution can seem powerful and unstoppable, extracting data from every aspect of our lives and subjecting us to unprecedented surveillance and control. But at ground level, even the most advanced ‘smart’ technologies are not as all-powerful as either the tech companies or their critics would have us believe.
In this episode, Professor Mark Andrejevic talks with three of the authors of Everyday Data Cultures about how ordinary people are negotiating the datafication of society. They discuss a new theoretical framework for understanding everyday experiences of data and automation established in the book, offering guidance on the ethical responsibilities we share as we learn to live together with data-driven machines.
Professor Mark Andrejevic interviews Professor Jean Burgess, Professor Kath Albury and Professor Anthony McCosker.
(Other author: Associate Professor Rowan Wilken)
Show Notes
On Twitter
Jean Burgess @jeanburgess
Kath Albury @KathAlbury
Anthony McCosker @Ant_McCosker
Rowan Wilken @endotician
Mark Andrejevic @MarkAndrejevic
AI for Social Good: Milind Tambe
This podcast revisits an ADM+S Tech Talk with Prof Milind Tambe, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University and Director of AI for Social Good at Google Research India.
Prof Tambe examines the ways in which AI can improve the social service sector, while touching on the risks associated with its intervention. Drawing on years of experience in the field, Prof Tambe offers insights and expertise on the evolution of AI systems, the improvements and challenges, and case-study examples of the benefits AI can provide as a multiagent system researcher.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Milind Tambe @MilindTambe_AI
The full Tech Talk is available to watch on our Youtube Channel: https://youtu.be/hVX3_y7MkxY
Making Sense of Deepfakes
AI-generated deepfakes are becoming more common and harder to spot. They have the potential to create convincing footage of any person doing anything, anywhere. In this episode, we talk with Professor Anthony McCosker about the educational and social learning responses to deepfakes, and what kind of AI and data literacy might make a difference in addressing deepfakes.
Interview with Professor Anthony McCosker
Show Notes
On Twitter
Anthony McCosker @Ant_McCosker
Transcript
ADM in Child and Family Services: Mapping what is happening and what we know
In this episode, Professor Paul Henman from the University of Queensland is joined by Dr Joanna Redden from Western University, Assoc Prof Philip Gilingham from the University of Queensland, Carol Ronken, Director at Bravehearts Australia, and Rhema Vaithianathan from Auckland University of Technology to discuss automated decision-making (ADM) in child and family services.
This episode highlights issues of transparency, regulation, user engagement, and whether ADM is best utilised as an assistive technology in family services, or an autonomous substitute.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Phillip Gillingham @GillinghamP
Paul Henman @pwh67
Rhema vaithianathan @RVaithianathan
Intersectionalities of Race/Ethinicity and Automated Decision-Making
Automated decision-making (ADM) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are rapidly expanding into all aspects of our lives, and radically reshaping our experiences of ourselves as well as our relations with one another, governmental entities, and corporations. Often framed as efficient, accurate and objective, these technologies can have widely disparate impacts across populations and societies, often exacerbating pre-existing inequalities, discrimination, and disadvantage.
This episode highlights key insights from an event held in November 2021 with Prof Safiya Noble from UCLA, Prof Bronwyn Carlson from Macquarie University, and Dr Karaitiana Taiuru from the University of Otago, on the intersectionalities of race/ethnicity and ADM.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Bronwyn Carlson @BronwynCarlson
Safiya Nobile @safiyanoble
Karaitiana Taiuru @ktaiuru
How Does Political Advertising Target Voters on Social Media?
As we countdown to the election, we’re seeing an increase in political advertising, not just on billboards and TV, but also online. It’s even crept into online games and Grindr. In this episode we talk to Professor Daniel Angus about the rise of political advertising on social media and the use of micro-targeting to shape political messaging.
Interview with Professor Daniel Angus
Show Notes
Foundation Models and ‘Creative’ AI’s
Jenny Kennedy talks with Aaron Snoswell from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society about Machine Learning and recent technical advances in the ability of AI to produce ‘creative’ content like images and text. Researchers who study the effects of AI on society, think foundation models will bring about huge transformations. They are tightly controlled (for now), so we probably have a little time to understand their implications before they become a huge issue.
Interview with Dr Aaron Snoswell
Show Notes
On Twitter
Aaron Snoswell @aaronsnoswell
Read the related article: Robots are creating images and telling jokes. 5 things to know about foundation models and the next generation of AI (theconversation.com)
Mapping the Digital Gap
In this episode, Dr Jenny Kennedy joins Dr Daniel Featherstone and Dr Lyndon Ormond-Parker in conversation about the ADM+S Centre / Telstra research project Mapping the Digital Gap, which is measuring digital inclusion and media use in remote Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander communities from 2021 to 2024. We also hear from Brendon Adams, site manager at Regional Enterprise Development Institute (REDI.E). REDI.E is a research partner in Wilcannia, one of the project’s 12 research sites around the country.
Interview with Dr Jenny Kennedy, Dr Daniel Featherstone, Dr Lyndon Ormond-Parker and Brendon Adams
Show Notes
On Twitter
Jenny Kennedy @jennykennedy
Learn more at https://www.admscentre.org.au/mapping-the-digital-gap/
REDI.E can be found at https://redie.org.au/
ADM+S and Australian Red Cross Partnership
The Technology for Society series is a partnership between ADM+S and Humanitech to explore what it means to design and build responsible, ethical, and inclusive frontier technologies. In this inaugural event, the panellists’ Professor Julian Thomas, Ivana Jurko and Amanda Robinson explore the need for a cross-sector approach to address the unique social challenges and opportunities emerging from frontier technologies. The panel was moderated by Amal Varghese.
Interview with Professor Julian Thomas, Amanda Robinson and Ivana Jurko
Show Notes
On Twitter
Julian Thomas @juliant09
Amanda Robinson @amandalrobinson
Ivan Jurko @IvanaJurko
Digital and Data Literacies For Sexual Health Practices
We talk with Kath Albury about her ARC Future Fellowship Award and her research project: Digital and data literacies for sexual health practices. Kath’s research will engage young adult users of digital apps and social platforms with sexual health policy-makers and professionals to develop knowledge-translation resources for sexual health professionals.
Interview with Professor Kath Albury
Show Notes
On Twitter
Kath Albury @KathAlbury
How Do Search Engines Decide What We See Online?
With billions of topic searches online per day, search algorithms are used to help filter this information, but how much are they filtering? and how does this impact the information we see online? In this episode, we discuss how researchers at ADM+S are tackling this question through the Australian Search Experience project.
Interview with Professor Jean Burgess, Dr Verity Trott (Monash University), Matthias Spielkamp (AlgorithmWatch) and Abdul Obeid.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Jean Burgess @jeanburgess
Verity Trott @VezzieT
Matthias Spielkamp @spielkamp
Abdul Obeid @aobeid_1
Join the Australian Search Experience
www.admscentre.org.au/searchexperience
Using Fake Followers to Shape Public Opinion
Fake followers are commonly used to boost status on social media. But what happens when they are used to influence public opinion. We talk to Marcel Schliebs about his report on the Public Republic of China creating fake accounts to sway political opinions. We ask whether fake followers really make a difference to boosting Twitter accounts and how much engagement with these accounts is actually real? We also talk with Timothy Graham about his research into hashtags #DictatorDan and #IStandWithDan and the fake accounts behind these trending topics.
Interview with Marcel Schliebs (Oxford Internet Institute) and Dr Timothy Graham.
Show Notes
On Twitter
Marcel Schliebs @m_schliebs
Tim Graham @timothyjgraham
News articles
AP News – Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter
The Conversation – #IStandWithDan, #DictatorDan, #DanLiedPeopleDied: 397,000 tweets reveal the culprits behind a dangerously polarised debate
Report
Oxford Internet Institute – China’s Public Diplomacy Operations
Journal Article
SAGE Journals – #IStandWithDan versus #DictatorDan: the polarised dynamics of Twitter discussions about Victoria’s COVID-19 restrictions
Modelling Algorithms From Ant Behaviours
In this episode, we talk to Professor Daniel Angus about his past research developing algorithms inspired by ant behaviours. Dan talks about his career trajectory from computer science to humanities and social science. He talks about how many algorithms that are in common use today are inspired by biological systems. Dan also reflects on his change in perspective on automated decision-making systems to appreciate not only the strengths of these systems but also the potential harms.
Interview with Professor Daniel Angus
Show Notes
On Twitter
Daniel Angus @antmandan
Related Reading
Srinivasan and the Queensland Brain Institute at The University of Queensland
Ant Colony Optimisation
An overview of the connectionism movement
The Spread of Conspiracy Theories
Questions about COVID-19 led to numerous conspiracy theories encouraged by celebrities and tabloids. One notable theory was the link between the new 5G cellular network and the virus. We are joined by Professor Axel Bruns, from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society to find out how these conspiracy theories seem to spread so easily.
Interview with Professor Axel Bruns
Show Notes
On Twitter
Axel Bruns @snurb_dot_info
Telstra’s Campaign
Does 5G Spread Coronavirus
Research article
SAGE Journals – ‘Corona? 5G? or both?’: the dynamics of COVID-19/5G conspiracy theories on Facebook
Facebook ‘Unfriends’ Australian News
When Facebook removed news from it’s pages on 18 February 2021, the company was taking a strong stance against the proposed news media bargaining code. In this podcast we talk to Dr James Meese, Associate Professor Daniel Angus and Dr Belinda Barnet about the ACCC news media bargaining code, the relationship between news and online platforms Google and Facebook and what we learnt from the news ban.
Interview with Dr James Meese, Professor Daniel Angus and Dr Belinda Barnet
Show Notes
On Twitter
James Meese @meese_james
Dan Angus @antmandan
Belinda Barnet @manjusrii
Research articles
SAGE Journals – The Institutional Impacts of Algorithmic Distribution: Facebook and the Australian News Media
SAGE Journals – Facebook, news media and platform dependency: The institutional impacts of news distribution on social platforms
News articles
The Conversation – It’s complicated: Australian media firms were breaking up with Facebook long before the infamous 2021 news blackout
ABC News – Facebook’s news ban ‘experiment’ is almost over. Here’s what we’ve learnt
The Guardian – If Facebook carries out its threat, Australian feeds will be awash with even more misinformation
How Are Metrics and Algorithms Changing Journalism?
The media industry has recently faced many changes in the ways that news is gathered, produced and distributed. We talk with Dr Siliva Montaña-Niño about the use of automated decision-making technologies in journalism and the influence of metrics and algorithms on newsgathering, production and distribution.
Interview with Dr Silvia Montaña-Niño
Show Notes
On Twitter
Silvia Montaña-Niño @siximon
Automated Decision-Making and Society
Automated Decision-Making promises to make essential services more personal, and to enhance choice and control for citizens and communities. However, its widespread uptake also creates startling new risks of misuse and malfunction. We talk with Professor Julian Thomas about how research at ADM+S aims to support the development of responsible, ethical and inclusive automated decision-making.
Interview with Professor Julian Thomas
Show Notes
On Twitter
Julian Thomas @juliant09