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Artificial Intelligence in Australia: Balancing the need for innovation and productivity with human rights and national security

The dilemma

How can we position Australia well in the global AI landscape, encourage AI adoption and leverage its benefits for greater innovation/productivity while protecting citizens and minimizing risks? AIIA (Australian Information Industry Association). I felt honoured to join such an important discussion and to learn about the latest efforts from the 

Consciousness and the Thinking Machine

In his seminal paper from 1950 on “Computing Machinery and Intelligence”, which discussed whether computing machines could “think” as humans do, Alan Mathison Turing conjectured that, ultimately, perception is reality. He called this the “Imitation Game” and it has since become known as the “Turing Test”. Turing believed that a computer would pass the test by the turn on the...

Mindful Developers = Ethical AI ?

Could mindfulness save humanity from sick-dysfunctional AI? Last week I watched a video from the Global Mindfulness and Compassion Summit where Jamie Bristow shared the initiative created to provide UK politicians mindfulness training – Mindful Nation UK. According to research ethical decision making, focus, clarity and compassion can be significantly improved with mindfulness training and...