What is Artificial Intelligence and should we be worried? We think so...

Friday, 17 November 2023 - 10:00am to 10:30am

In a world where Artificial Intelligence seems to be intruding into so many aspects of our lives, Jennifer and Jacques challenge common notions of what AI is, especially the idea that it is 'intelligent' at all. (Clue - it just fakes intelligence).

They explore the myriad dangers of delegating decision-making affecting humans to the computational power of AI.

References

Kohler A 2023, 'AI's dangers: Like fixing the climate, it's another mission impossible'. The New Daily, 5 November.

Milmo D 2023, 'AI could cause 'catastrophic financial crisis says Yuval Noah Harari', The Guardian 10 November.

Walsh T 2023, Faking it: Artificial intelligence in a human world. Collingwood: La Trobe University Press.

Think Again

Friday 10:00am to 10:30am

Think Again offers weekly conversations and reflections about current events, trends and public pronouncements on contemporary and emerging issues. The show moves beyond what we read and hear via the public and ‘social’ media, to invite alternative possibilities to guide our thinking, living and organising.