Machines Behaving Badly Professor Toby Walsh & Bonnie Shaw
Can we build moral machines? Professor Walsh and Bonnie Shaw examine the ethical issues we face in a future dominated by artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence is an essential part of our lives – for better or worse. AI can be used to influence what we buy, who gets shortlisted for a job and even how we vote. Without it, medical technology wouldn’t have come so far, we’d still be getting lost on backroads in our GPS-free cars, and smartphones wouldn’t be so, well, smart. But as we continue to build more intelligent and autonomous machines, what impact will this have on humanity and the planet?
In his latest book, Toby Walsh explores the ethical considerations and unexpected consequences AI poses – Is Alexa racist? Can robots have rights? What happens if a self-driving car kills someone? What limitations should we put on the use of facial recognition?
Machines Behaving Badly is a thought-provoking look at the increasing human reliance on robotics and the decisions that need to be made now to ensure the future of AI is as a force for good, not evil.
Meet the presenters
Toby Walsh is an ARC Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professor of AI at UNSW and CSIRO Data61, and adjunct professor at QUT. He is a strong advocate for limits to ensure AI is used to improve our lives, having spoken at the UN, and to heads of state, parliamentary bodies, company boards and many other bodies on this topic. He is a Fellow of the Australia Academy of Science, and was named on the international "Who's Who in AI" list of influencers. He has authored three books on AI for a general audience, the most recent entitled "Machines Behaving Badly: the morality of AI" which is published on May 3rd 2022.
Bonnie Shaw is Co-founder and Chief Impact Officer of Place Intelligence (2021 YBF Startup of the Year), a Geo AI startup that provides advanced intelligence about our rapidly changing urban environments to help practitioners deliver evidence based design, targeted investment, efficient resource allocation, and effective management to support better outcomes for people and planet.
Trained as a landscape architect and urban designer, Bonnie created a popular game early in her career, which resulted in fellowships at the Institute for Contemporary Arts in London and the Senseable Cities Lab at MIT. Since then, she has worked at the forefront of advanced technology development and policy, strategic change management, and community engagement in the service of helping organisations and communities adopt and adapt to new technologies.
She has helped to establish and lead several corporate, government, and non-profit innovation labs, delivered the first hackathon at the (Obama) Whitehouse, and led the digital and community team at the Foundation for Young Australians. She was a founding leader in Australia's first (and multi-award winning) Smart Cities team at the City of Melbourne, where she was responsible for an ambitious portfolio of technology, innovation, and community engagement programs.
Bonnie Adjunct Professor at both Georgetown University and Melbourne Business School, and was a 2021 finalist in the prestigious Women in AI Awards. She is trained as a Human Potential Coach, bringing data driven approaches to bio-hacking for stress management and performance enhancement to all her work.
About your hosts
AUSCL (Australasian Society for Computers & Law) is a multidisciplinary intergenerational thinktank, with a vision to co-design the future of technology, law, and society to align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. AUSCL collaborates with leaders from industry, government, academia, and civil society to provide impactful thought leadership. Subscribe today via https://ausclsubscribe.eventbrite.com.au
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We have a strong industry focus on legal professional services, and have developed products specifically tailored for the legaland related industries. Our Consensus product addresses fundamental issues often faced by legal teams needing integratedand holistic systems to cover contract lifecycle management and matter management. To learn more about Barhead or Consensus, please visit https://barhead.com/ or https://barhead.com/consensus
Can we build moral machines? Professor Walsh and Bonnie Shaw examine the ethical issues we face in a future dominated by artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence is an essential part of our lives – for better or worse. AI can be used to influence what we buy, who gets shortlisted for a job and even how we vote. Without it, medical technology wouldn’t have come so far, we’d still be getting lost on backroads in our GPS-free cars, and smartphones wouldn’t be so, well, smart. But as we continue to build more intelligent and autonomous machines, what impact will this have on humanity and the planet?
In his latest book, Toby Walsh explores the ethical considerations and unexpected consequences AI poses – Is Alexa racist? Can robots have rights? What happens if a self-driving car kills someone? What limitations should we put on the use of facial recognition?
Machines Behaving Badly is a thought-provoking look at the increasing human reliance on robotics and the decisions that need to be made now to ensure the future of AI is as a force for good, not evil.
Meet the presenters
Toby Walsh is an ARC Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professor of AI at UNSW and CSIRO Data61, and adjunct professor at QUT. He is a strong advocate for limits to ensure AI is used to improve our lives, having spoken at the UN, and to heads of state, parliamentary bodies, company boards and many other bodies on this topic. He is a Fellow of the Australia Academy of Science, and was named on the international “Who’s Who in AI” list of influencers. He has authored three books on AI for a general audience, the most recent entitled “Machines Behaving Badly: the morality of AI” which is published on May 3rd 2022.
Bonnie Shaw is Co-founder and Chief Impact Officer of Place Intelligence (2021 YBF Startup of the Year), a Geo AI startup that provides advanced intelligence about our rapidly changing urban environments to help practitioners deliver evidence based design, targeted investment, efficient resource allocation, and effective management to support better outcomes for people and planet.
Trained as a landscape architect and urban designer, Bonnie created a popular game early in her career, which resulted in fellowships at the Institute for Contemporary Arts in London and the Senseable Cities Lab at MIT. Since then, she has worked at the forefront of advanced technology development and policy, strategic change management, and community engagement in the service of helping organisations and communities adopt and adapt to new technologies.
She has helped to establish and lead several corporate, government, and non-profit innovation labs, delivered the first hackathon at the (Obama) Whitehouse, and led the digital and community team at the Foundation for Young Australians. She was a founding leader in Australia’s first (and multi-award winning) Smart Cities team at the City of Melbourne, where she was responsible for an ambitious portfolio of technology, innovation, and community engagement programs.
Bonnie Adjunct Professor at both Georgetown University and Melbourne Business School, and was a 2021 finalist in the prestigious Women in AI Awards. She is trained as a Human Potential Coach, bringing data driven approaches to bio-hacking for stress management and performance enhancement to all her work.
About your hosts
AUSCL (Australasian Society for Computers & Law) is a multidisciplinary intergenerational thinktank, with a vision to co-design the future of technology, law, and society to align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. AUSCL collaborates with leaders from industry, government, academia, and civil society to provide impactful thought leadership. Subscribe today via https://ausclsubscribe.eventbrite.com.au
BARHEAD At Barhead, our specialised consultants focus on delivering business solutions, leveraging Microsoft’s Technology Stack. We believe that it is a combination of people, technology, and business drivers that underpin the most successful implementations. As a leading Microsoft Business Applications partner with global cross industry expertise, we cover the diverse product offerings from Microsoft and the broader ecosystem, supporting our clients to modernise their systems and processes. Our collaborative client engagement model centred on business outcomes enables us to deliver the most innovative use of technology. Our consulting expertise and offerings span the entire Microsoft stack – Office 365, Dynamics 365 and Azure, anchored around a business solution.
We have a strong industry focus on legal professional services, and have developed products specifically tailored for the legaland related industries. Our Consensus product addresses fundamental issues often faced by legal teams needing integratedand holistic systems to cover contract lifecycle management and matter management. To learn more about Barhead or Consensus, please visit https://barhead.com/ or https://barhead.com/consensus
