Science Week Special: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and deepfakes, violence against women online, disability rights, facial recognition and over policing

Tuesday, 15 August 2023 - 7:00am to 8:30am
Science Week Special 2023

~Science Week Special: Pulling the threads of AI, Automation + Data Sovereignty all week on 3CR Breakfast~

 

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7.15: Lara Week, resident of Techno Park Drive in Williamstown, on their campaign to stay in their homes in the face of eviction notices by the Hobsons Bay Council. Find out more here, and sign their petition here. This episode first aired on Thursday Breakfast on 3 August//

7.30: Professor Nicola Henry on the impact of AI on deepfakes and violence against women online as well as the creation of Umibot, an AI chatbot that helps people report incidents of image-based abuse and find support//

7.45: Vanessa Keogh from WWF Australia about the first ever national Trees Scorecard and Australia's shocking rates of deforestation//

8.00: Disability advocate Dr Emily Steel on artificial intelligence and the rights of persons with disabilities//

8.15: Lizzie O’Shea from Digital Rights Watch on facial recognition technology and its implications on over policing//

 

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