How can we harness Artificial intelligence for good?
Date
Thursday 18 July 2024
Time
12:00 PM - 2:00 PMCost
In-person – $60
Online – Free
Online – Free
AI - friend or foe?
How can we harness Artificial Intelligence for good?
Artificial Intelligence has exploded into the public consciousness, thanks largely to the meteoric rise of AI-powered tools like ChatGPT, with its remarkable ability to generate fluent text.
AI is becoming increasingly powerful and available, with promise of huge gains. However, this rapid rise has sparked fears about the technology’s power to will affect livelihoods, the advent of machine domination and how AI will ultimately shape the world.
Even now, AI has the power to transform the way we live and work.
With the technology evolving so quickly, it can be hard to make sense of. What is AI capable of now? What it might be able to do in the future? How can we gain control and capture the benefits for the general good?
Our expert panel will tackle the biggest issues, from how to benefit from AI to the risks it poses.
We invite you to join the conversation and have your questions answered.
Speakers
Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO
Dr Paris has translated deep knowledge in computer science to solving real-life problems in the social sciences. She has developed an understanding of how people communicate, how they interact within information environments and make sense of big data. This has major impacts in social science and the digital economy. One application developed by Dr Paris is helping emergency services to use social media messages to identify unexpected events and unfolding disasters. Another is enabling government departments to monitor views of the services provided. Her work has been applied in many domains including mental health and customer-relationships.
CEO and Chief Data Scientist, NSW Data Analytics Centre
Ian Oppermann has contributed to the core technology base of broadband wireless communications systems, and to the collaborative evolution and business deployment of mobile communications globally. He is recognised as someone who combines technical depth with business experience. He has used this combination of skills in his roles in leading CSIRO?s initiatives in information and communications technologies (ICT), and in driving the formation of CSIRO?s new flagship in Digital Productivity and Services. He has been an active initiator of national collaborative initiatives in ICT-based innovation and a strong contributor to university, industry and government advisory bodies.
Dr Juliet Andrews
Partner, Ernst & Young
Partner, Ernst & Young
Juliet has over twenty years’ experience in workforce change with a particular focus on the changing nature of work and how organisations can plan and prepare for the impact of AI, digital transformation, globalisation, hybrid work and shifting employee expectations. Juliet leads the EY response of the Future of Work and AI, examining how work is changing and our readiness to adapt to new ways of working. She brings a depth of advisory experience in both the public and private sector, designing and implementing workforce reform and cultural change to enable organisations to rapidly prepare for emerging technology and change. Juliet is a registered psychologist and has a PhD from the University of NSW in Organisation and Management.
Moderator
Chief Executive Officer, Cicada Innovations
Sally-Ann Williams is an international leader driving engagement and change strategies in innovation and entrepreneurship across the STEM sector. She champions education and diversity and Chairs the Pathway to Diversity in STEM Review for the Federal Government. As CEO of Cicada Innovations she has enabled extraordinary growth in Deep-Tech commercialisation programs, such as CSL’s biomedical incubator, producing a five-fold increase in trained STEM professionals. She is a Board Member of diverse organisations including AusOcean, NSW Smart Sensing Network and the Tech Central Advisory Board, and an advisor to incubators/accelerators including Startmate, the Modern Manufacturing Initiative and Boosting Female Founders Program.
