Measuring the Machine
Originally posted on Linkedin July 2023 I was reading about early cave painting yesterday with thoughts trundling along the path of “history and philosophy of tech”. Specifically, I was thinking about ancient cave painting and ho it relates to GenAI Continue Reading …
This is what it said (copied exactly the way it came out). “Language models, like other AI systems, cannot have sentience because they lack several key attributes that characterize sentient beings, such as consciousness, feelings, and self-awareness. Here, I’ll explain Continue Reading …
Originally posted on Linkedin June 2023 in response to a post by Martin Ciupa. Predictive processing is the idea that our brains are constantly predicting what is about to happen around us, and using that to construct models of reality. Continue Reading …
Originally from a Linkedin post as well as some of my comments on Andrew Ng’s post. I am not an x-risker. I am a generative AI ethicist that talks about grounded things like centralisation of power, normative biases in evaluation Continue Reading …
I originally posted this article on Medium. Reflections from a Generative AI Ethicist at The University of Sydney.Two reports released on 1st June 2023 signal the Australian government is prepared to take AI risks seriously, but it needs to respond Continue Reading …
Originally posted on Linkedin in May 2023 Are we teaching young university students to pass a reversed Turing test? Yesterday I was teaching 1st year undergraduates University of Sydney in the Faculty Science in a faculty-wide unit run by the Philosophy of Continue Reading …
Originally posted on Linkedin 16th May 2023 in response to an article in the Washington Post about the US Senate Hearing on Generative AI that included Sam Altman on the panel. In the Land-of-Runaway-Capitalism, today the public was invited to Continue Reading …
Within a few weeks I published two articles in the Australian Financial Review 4th May 2023 When the ‘Godfather of AI’ quits, we all need to start thinking “Mechanics don’t set road rules, so techies must not define the AI Continue Reading …
On the 28th April I convened what is (to-date) the largest conference ever held in Australia on the ethical risks and impacts of Generative AI. The full day event consisted of three speaker streams, +34 speakers, +100 attendees in person, Continue Reading …
17th August 2022 Our group “PhD Students in AI ethics” and our member Becca Sanaeikia are excited to announce the esteemed Alex Hanna, Ph.D. will be joining us for a fireside chat about AI and gender on 17th August.
I was playing around with the WOMBO DREAM app today to generate original images from text prompts, and decided to share some here. Wombo is a Canadian app that according to their website was launched 28th February, 2021. Their first Continue Reading …
A group that I founded at the end of 2020 called PhD Students in AI Ethics just had their first public facing conference – and it was a huge success! We called the conference #PhDAIethics2021 Research Vignettes. Over two sessions Continue Reading …
Recently, the lovely Suren Ladd, A PhD student who creates a series of podcasts called Halftime Scholars, interviewed me about my work. Here is the podcast for your enjoyment!
I have been pondering lately on how we can use natural language programming in large language AI models (LLMs) that use natural language processing (NLP) to better understand ourselves. Natural language programming is sometimes called prompt design or prompt programming. Continue Reading …
How will our understanding of organisations change as they become more integrated with machines? The ability to adapt requires an organisation to learn. Organisations learn in response to changing environments through feedback loops that provide knowledge of the surrounding environment Continue Reading …
The paper I co-wrote with Coleman, Batten, Hallsworth and Spencer called “The Quiet Crisis of PhDs and COVID-19: Reaching the financial tipping point” has attracted some good media coverage this last week. The media coverage has seen over 3,400 people Continue Reading …
The following post is a reflection response to an article published by Michael Klenk on 15th June 2020 titled “Are We Asking The Right Questions About The Ethics Of Technology?“ I recently read an interesting opinion piece titled “Are we Continue Reading …
Humans are weird. This is a good thing. If you were on the fence about this fact in January, I bet you have a different view on it now. Toilet paper panic alone should do it for you. What I Continue Reading …
Our study surveyed 1076 doctoral and research master’s candidates on the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on their living and financial situation, and impact to their candidature. Continue Reading …
Universities serve multiple purposes, and there has been an extensive debate around the question of which functions are the most essential. Answers range in scope from ideals of liberal education focussed on the development of the individual such as was Continue Reading …