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 the...
Aug 24, 2023•54 min
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. Thi...
Aug 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min
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 ...
Aug 08, 2023•42 min
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, Que...
Aug 08, 2023•54 min
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 Sydn...
Aug 08, 2023•45 min
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 Learn more about the 2023 Symposium: ad...
Aug 08, 2023•51 min
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...
Aug 08, 2023•49 min
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-Fer...
Aug 08, 2023•46 min
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, RM...
Aug 08, 2023•46 min
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 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, AC...
Aug 08, 2023•53 min
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 Syd...
Aug 08, 2023•43 min
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 Que...
Aug 08, 2023•52 min
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 Learn more about the 20...
Aug 08, 2023•59 min
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 CrossC...
Aug 08, 2023•39 min
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 Learn more about the 2023 Symposium: adms...
Aug 08, 2023•51 min
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 Learn m...
Aug 08, 2023•46 min
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. Learn more about the 2023 Symposium: admscentre.org/ADMS2023 Watch session recordings on Youtube: admscent...
Aug 08, 2023•47 min
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. Learn more about t...
Aug 08, 2023•32 min
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 Abkiewi...
Aug 08, 2023•58 min
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 Learn mor...
Aug 08, 2023•54 min
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. The More-Than...
Jul 26, 2023•27 min
This presentation by Ausma Bernot titled 'Queer Social Sorting - Control and resistance in China’s LGBTQ+ activism,' was held at the ADM+S Centre at RMIT University and livestreamed online on Tuesday 16 May 2023. Since 2013, LGBTQ+ activism in China has been progressively hampered by sophisticated queer social sorting methods that include both automated decision-making and the use of human labour in enforcing queer “othering”. On the surface, China’s authorities maintain formal decorum and formu...
May 24, 2023•1 hr
The dazzling promises of AI systems to augment humans in various tasks hinge on whether humans can appropriately rely on them. Recent research has shown that appropriate reliance is the key to achieving complementary team performance in AI-assisted decision making. Accurately estimating the trustworthiness of AI advice at the instance level is quite challenging, especially in the absence of performance feedback about the AI system. Moreover, the performance disparity of underlying machine learni...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr
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?
Apr 06, 2023•46 min
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies (ADM&CS) held at RMIT University and online on 1-3 February 2023. 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
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 26 min
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies (ADM&CS) held at RMIT University and online on 1-3 February 2023. Mark Andrejevic from Monash University presents 'Seeing Like a Border Securing Circulation During COVID and Beyond.'
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 28 min
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies (ADM&CS) held at RMIT University and online on 1-3 February 2023. Malavika Jayaram from Digital Asia Hub, presents 'Disappearing from Happiness Street, and other tales of magic and wonder'.
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 18 min
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies (ADM&CS) held at RMIT University and online on 1-3 February 2023. Xin Dai from Peking University presents 'Locating and Localizing ADM Failures in China.'
Feb 24, 2023•42 min
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies (ADM&CS) held at RMIT University and online on 1-3 February 2023. 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. ...
Feb 24, 2023•47 min
This recording is from the International Conference on Automated Decision-Making and Chinese Societies (ADM&CS) held at RMIT University and online on 1-3 February 2023. 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...
Feb 24, 2023•47 min
