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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 Department of Industry, Science and Resources in that space. Hats off to Simon...

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...