How do technology, ethics, and responsible AI development intersect and how do they impact on our shared future?
Meredith Whittaker (keynote speaker) has over 17 years of experience in tech, spanning industry, academia, and government. Before joining Signal as President, she was the Minderoo Research Professor at NYU, and served as the Faculty Director of the AI Now Institute which she co-founded. Her research and scholarly work helped shape global AI policy and shift the public narrative on AI to better recognize the surveillance business practices and concentration of industrial resources that modern AI requires.
Professor Edward Santow (moderator) is the Co-Founder and Director - Policy & Governance at the Human Technology Institute, and is leading a number of major initiatives to promote human-centered artificial intelligence. From 2016-2021, Ed was Australia's Human Rights Commissioner, where he led the Commission's work on artificial intelligence & new technology; refugees and migration; human rights issues affecting LGBTI people; national security; and implementing the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT).
Associate Professor Ramona Vijeyarasa (panel speaker) is Director of the Juris Doctor Program at UTS, and is one of the leading global scholars on gender-responsive legislation. Ramona is Chief Investigator behind the Gender Legislative Index (GLI), an online tool that uses human evaluators and machine learning to assess whether domestic laws meet global women's rights standards.
Professor Peta Wyeth (panel speaker) is Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at UTS. Peta is internationally recognised in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and is at the forefront of research into emerging tangible, mobile and embedded technology for education and entertainment. Peta is at the forefront of research into emerging tangible, mobile and embedded technology for education and entertainment. Her research career is typified by interdisciplinary collaborations addressing real world problems.
Impact Talks at UTS is produced by UTS Impact Studios, with sound engineering by Alison Zhuang.
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