Media Publications and Talks

Articles

2023

'What'll be big in 2023? AI, that's what' Dr Simon Coghlan, Pursuit, 4 January 2023.

2022

'The sound of your internet history.' Gabby Bush, Dr Ryan Jefferies and Willoh Weiland, Pursuit, 23 November 2022.

'TikTok apps and the inherent value of children's privacy online' Professor Jeannie Paterson, Children & Media Australia, 7 September 2022.

'Can robots really be companions for older adults?' Dr Simon Coghlan and Associate Professor Jenny Waycott, Pursuit, 19 July 2022.

'Lawyers must adapt to the age of digitalisation' Dr Fahimeh Abedi and Professor Tim Miller, Pursuit, 4 July 2022.

'Is sentience really the debate to have?'  Liam Harding, Carmelina Contarino, Dr Simon Coghlan, Dr Yvette Maker, Professor Reeva Lederman, Professor Jeannie Paterson, Pursuit, 16 June 2022.

'What do we lose when we choose robots?' Dr Michael Wildenauer, ABC Religion and Ethics, 20 April 2022.

'ACCC v Big Tech: Round 10 and Counting' Liam Harding, Jeannie Paterson, and Elise Bant, Pursuit, 25 March 2022.

'Airbnb blasted for using algorithm that judges if users are 'trustworthy'' Dr Marc Cheong, Jeannie Paterson, The New Daily, 22 March 2022.

'Governments as Regulators and Consumers of AI' Gabby Bush, Jeannie Paterson, Turkish Policy Quarterly, 4 March 2022.

'Technodystopia: Are we heading towards a real-world Blade Runner?' Alex Paterson, Gabby Bush, and Jeannie Paterson, Pursuit,  21 February 2022.

'How data can help prevent overdiagnosis.' Daniel Capurro, Simon Coghlan and Douglas Pires, Pursuit,  22 January 2022.

2021

'Artificial intelligence is now part of our everyday lives – and its growing power is a double-edged sword.' Liz Sonenberg and Toby Walsh (UNSW,)  The Conversation, 11 October 2021.

'Are robots the answer for aged care during pandemics?' Simon Coghlan and Gabby Bush, Pursuit,  28 July 2021.

'TikTok captures your face' Niels Wouters and Jeannie Paterson,  Pursuit, 26 July 2021.

'What do pilots think of having more AI in the cockpit?' Fabio Mattioli, Johanne Trippas, Sarah Gosper, Fraser Allison, Sara Khorasani, Harriette Richards, Cynthia Sear and Gabby Bush,  Pursuit, 25 June 2021.

'Privacy erosion by design: why the Federal Court should throw the book at Google over location data tracking,' Jeannie Paterson and Elise Bant, The Conversation, 19 April, 2021.

'Australia vs Facebook: Regulating the Market of Attention' Mariam Nadeem, Gabby Bush, Dr Dana McKay and Jeannie Paterson, Pursuit,  18 February 2021.

'Trump, Nipples and the Hypocrisy of Social Media Giants' Gabby Bush, Mariam Nadeem, Marc Cheong, Kobi Leins and Simon Coghlan published in Pursuit, 28 January  2021.

2020

‘You wouldn’t hit a dog, so why kill one in Minecraft? Why Violence against virtual animals is an ethical issue’ Simon Coghlan and Lucy Sparrow, The Conversation and Pursuit, 25 September 2020.

‘Data isn’t neutral and neither are decision algorithms’ Gabby Bush, Henrietta Lyons and Tim Miller, Pursuit, 15 September 2020. Also published by the IoTHub, 27 November 2020.

‘A little bird didn’t tell me’ Marc Cheong, Kobi Leins, Pursuit, 17 July 2020.

‘The Twitter hack targeted the rich and famous. But we all lose if trusted accounts can be hijacked’ Kobi Leins, The Conversation, 16 July 2020.

‘When tools for a health emergency become tools of oppression’ Gabby Bush and Kobi Leins, Pursuit, 8 June 2020.

‘The Privacy Paradox: Why We Let Ourselves Be Monitored’,  Gabby Bush, Adam Lodders, Tim Miller and Jeannie Paterson, Pursuit, 12 May 2020.

‘Are our new virtual workplaces equitable?’ Gabby Bush, Jeannie Paterson, Tim Miller and Adam Lodders, Pursuit, 26 April 2020.

‘Do we really need a tracking app and is it safe?’ Kobi Leins, Simon Coghlan and Marc Cheong, Pursuit, 24 April 2020.

‘Virus views: Freedom in the time of COVID-19’ Marc Cheong, New Philosopher, 1 April 2020.

‘AI: It’s Time For the Law To Respond’, Kobi Leins, Pursuit,  17 February 2020.

‘Not bot, not beast: scientists create first ever living, programmable organism’ Simon Coghlan and Kobi Leins, The Conversation, 20 January 2020.

Talks

2024

CAIDE held a panel discussion as part of the Ninian Stephen Law Program lecture series - Neurotech: Marvel of Medicine or Threat to Mental Integrity.

2023

Jeannie Paterson took part in a roundtable discussion on Digital Identification with NAB, April 2023.

Jeannie Paterson gave a seminar to Faculty of Engineering and IT students in the Ethics of AI on the emerging law of data protection, privacy and AI, April 2023.

Dr Michael Wildenauer gave a talk on using International Humanitarian Law (IHL) as a basis for evaluating the impacts of military AI systems at the Defence Department/RMIT 2nd Trilateral AI Experts Group Dialogue, April 2023.

Dr Shaanan Cohney spoke at a Teaching and Learning Seminar hosted at the Melbourne Law School, on ChatGPT and generative AI technologies, 19 April.

Professor Jeannie Paterson spoke at the Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence's TUM Speaker Series discussing ChatGPT, Ethics, Law and the Digital Integrity Arms Race, February 2023.

Dr. Fahimeh Abedi presented two topics during a visit to Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan; Measuring the Concepts of Fairness, Trust, and Security in Online Dispute Resolution and the Ninian Stephen Law Program, a program responding to the legal and ethical challenges of emerging technology, March 2023.

CAIDE PhD student, Susie Sheldrick spoke at Strathcona Girls Grammar School about how AI and ChatGPT is transforming the way we live and work, March 2023.

Jeannie Paterson took part in a roundtable discussion on Digital Identification with NAB, April 2023.

Jeannie Paterson gave a seminar to Faculty of Engineering and IT students in the Ethics of AI on the emerging law of data protection, privacy and AI, April 2023.

2022

Jeannie Paterson and Tim Miller both gave guest lectures at UWA’s Minderoo Tech and Policy Lab to Master of Law and JD students, December 2022.

Professor Tim Miller gave a keynote talk at the Australasian Joint Conference in AI, in Perth on 5 - 8 December.

CAIDE AI, Art and Digital Ethics' Seed Funding team, Dr Solange Glasser, Dr Margaret Osbourne and Ben Loveridge presented their research at ASCILITE 2022. December 2022.

Professor Jeannie Paterson gave a talk on social media and contract teaching at the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency's Annual Conference in Melbourne. The talk looked at the emerging trends and the impact of social media on academic integrity. November 2022.

Dr Simon Coghlan spoke at the Melbourne Law School Conference Animal Law in a Dis/Re-Connected World. November 2022.

Professor Jeannie Paterson and Gabby Bush attended a consultation session hosted by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) and Standards Australia, in Sydney. November 2022.

Professor Jeannie Paterson gave a panel discussion at the Melbourne Centre for Commercial Law's Launch event on 28 November.

Shaanan Cohney gave an invited talk at George Washington University on Legal Implications of Cryptocurrency Scams, October 2022.

Jeannie Paterson spoke at the Data and Analytics Summit VIC 2022 on the challenges organisations face with data literacy and the use of AI.

Megan Prictor and Jeannie Paterson spoke on a panel for the AI in Healthcare Meet Up on the role of conversational AI in healthcare. 26 October 2022.

Tim Miller was on a panel on Responsible AI at 'Scaling AI with MLOps' on 25 October.

Jeannie Paterson spoke on a panel at Sippin Tea on Zoom: Robots, Life, Law and Taxes, hosted by Melbourne Law School Student Life, 5 October.

Jeannie Paterson spoke at the University of Melbourne's Researcher Connect on Do societies ethics need to change in the digital space? October 2022.

Jeannie Paterson was on a panel discussion on ‘Imagining an Unfair Trading Prohibition’ with the Consumer Policy Research Centre, 27 September.

Jeannie Paterson was the chair for the ‘Trust Norms and Data Rights’ presentation from Professor Megan Richardson as part of the Data Harms Series with The Centre for Excellence in Automated Decision Making + Society ADMS, 20 September.

Tim Miller spoke to year 9 and 10 students about the ethics of AI, as part of the 'Day at Melbourne' program, 10 September.

Jeannie Paterson, Carmelina Contarino, Hui Chia and Gabby Bush took part in a debate about whether AI should be regulated as a person, as part of the Faculty of Arts subject 'Debating Science in Society', September 2022.

Jeannie Paterson along with Professor Wendy Chapman (Director, Centre for Digital Transformation of Health) were judging panel members for the Designing Health Equity workshop, 2 September.

Jeannie Paterson was a panel member for the launch of Professor Carsten Murawski’s Brain, Mind and Markets Centre, Faculty of Business and Economics, 15 September.

Shaanan Cohney participated in and won the Top Tech Trends Debate, hosted by The Churchill Club, as part of the Digital Innovation Futures 2022 Festival, 5 September.

Liz Sonenberg was the keynote presenter at Bristol Interactive AI Summer School (BIAS) 2022, 'Imperfectly rational, rationally imperfect, or perfectly irrational: challenges for human-centred AI, September 2022.

Jeannie Paterson spoke about the NSLP, legal education, and the ethics of technology in legal practice at the Legal Counsel Summit Victoria at ZINC, Federation Square, August 2022.

Dr Piers Gooding, Dr Cathy Daniel and Dr Simon D'Alfonso with Professor Bernadette McSherry hosted a webinar showcasing their research Looking into the Psychiatric Panopticon: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues of Nursing Observations in Acute Psychiatric Settings. August 2022.

Dr Simon Coghlan, Dr Jane Mavoa, Professor Martin Gibbs and Dr Bjorn Nansen hosted a webinar showcasing their research Tracking and Tracing Kids, as part of AI in Private Spaces seminar series, August 2022.

Professor Liz Sonenberg, Dr Marc Cheong, Dr Aleks Michalewicz, and Dr Kristal Spreadborough presented their research project, Physical Place, Digital Space & the Pervasive Devices that bind them, August 2022.

Marc Cheong presented at Human-Centered Software Engineering, 25 August.

Jeannie presented a paper on ‘Making Algorithmic Financial Advisers Careful’ at the University of Galway conference on consumer fintech, July 2022.

Tim Miller gave a keynote talk at International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI): https://ijcai-22.org/keynote-speakers/, 26 July.

Jeannie Paterson spoke on a panel at the CoE ADM+S Symposium on algorithmic bias in consumer transactions, principles-based law and the limits of the regulatory response, 22 July.

Professor Tim Miller gave a panel discussion on current developments in data governance for complex data ecosystems at Melbourne Data Analytics Platform’s event, 13 July.

Gabby Bush and Professor Jeannie Paterson spoke on Procuring AI in Government as part of a panel at the Digital Government Festival, June 2022.

Jeannie Paterson and colleagues Professor Elise Bant and Associate Professor Julia Powles (UWA) participated in a panel discussion on What should consumer protection law look like in 2030? June 2022.

Professor Liz Sonenberg gave a talk about AI at the Crossley Logic Colloquium, 14 June.

Tim Miller gave a keynote talk at the International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS): https://icaps22.icaps-conference.org/, 13-24 June.

Professor Jeannie Paterson, Dr Shaanan Cohney and Gabby Bush spoke at the Melbourne School of Government’s Digital Government Festival, 2 June.

Jeannie Paterson moderated a panel on digital ethics as part of the Gourlay Ethics in Business week, on 24 May.

Professor Liz Sonenberg participated in a panel discussion on the ethics of AI in university settings, ethical leadership and new modes of working post-pandemic at the Gourlay Business Ethics Week on 24 May.

Susie Sheldrick and Dr Michael Wildenauer gave a presentation on the Ethics of Emerging Technology for the Australian Computer Society (ACS) professional series at the Melbourne Innovation Hub in Docklands, 9 May.

Jeannie Paterson visited Delhi to take part in a workshop on Responsible AI in the Pacific Region organised by the Atlantic Council and the Observer Research Foundation.

Jeannie Paterson spoke to RN on the ACCC’s case against Uber for misleading conduct by algorithm to Radio National on 26 April.

Jeannie Paterson presented a paper written with Simon Coghlan on ‘Privacy and Identity’ at the UNSW IFCYBER Conference on 8 April.

Jeannie Paterson was part of a panel on responsible AI at the Advancing AI event on 7 April.

Jeannie Paterson presented a paper on ‘Misleading AI’ at the Loyola University Chicago Consumer Law Review Symposium on 2 April.

Dr Michael Wildenauer was on the panel discussing AI ethics and bias, as part of Generate22 - a robotics and AI conference for industry and the public, on March 31.

Dr Simon Coghlan and Jeannie Paterson were hosted at the Federal Court in Melbourne by the Australian Academy of Law, discussing the legal and ethical regulation of the Internet of Things (IoT).

Dr Simon Coghlan spoke about online proctoring on Drive, in light of student protests in Wollongong about exam surveillance.

Jeannie Paterson spoke to Dolby about algorithmic bias in NLP, workplaces and finance.

Jeannie Paterson spoke on a panel hosted by Clayton UTZ, on the topic of legal professional duties and Artificial Intelligence, 23 March.

Dr Jane Mavoa spoke with Geoff Hutchison on Drive, discussing applications that are designed to track and monitor children, for use by parents.

As part of Melbourne Design Week, CAIDE AAIDE hosted an event 'Creating new codes: How can art explore digital ethics?', featuring Dr Solange Glasser, Dr Margaret Osborne, Ben Loveridge, Dr Tyne Sumner, Dr Kristal Spreadborough and Dr Vanessa Bartlett.

Also as part of Melbourne Design Week, CAIDE gave a presentation on discriminatory algorithms, in which Gabby Bush, Tim Miller and Marc Cheong discussed the susceptibility of discrimination in machine learning techniques, and why avoiding such discrimination is difficult.

Jeannie Paterson was interviewed for the ABC's Law Report podcast, on the topics of unconscionable conduct and predatory lending.

Tim Miller and Jeannie Paterson spoke with JOY Drive on the topic of AI and human interaction, as portrayed in the film Blade Runner. (Episode 15 March, podcast available on iTunes).

Liz Sonenberg gave the keynote address "Expectation, Surprise and Explanation" on XAI at the AI 2021 Conference - the 34th Annual Australian conference on AI. Jeannie Paterson also spoke about Designing Ethical AI on a panel at this conference. This conference was held 2 - 4 February.

Jeannie Paterson spoke on a panel at the Nation Youth Science Forum about the Challenges of Ethical AI. The NYSF is a not-for-profit charity that delivers youth-led programs to encourage young people in their passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM.)

Tim Miller spoke in the Responsible AI seminar series at the Technical University of Denmark.

Jeannie spoke for ABC News on "The threat of postcode discrimination in credit scores" to the Real Estate Podcast on using postcodes in algorithmic credit scoring.

Contributions and Mentions

2023

Jeannie Paterson and Tim Miller spoke to SBS radio about ChatGPT. A summary of the interview was translated into several languages, April 2023.

Jeannie spoke to ABC News Radio on the legal issues raised by the class action by victims of the recent cyber breaches against Optus, April 2023.

Jeannie Paterson and Simon Coghlan were quoted in this Pedestrian article: Should Human Rights Organisations Use AI Art to Replace Photos, 3 May.

Simon Coghlan was quoted in a Canberra Times article on Concerns mounting over use of AI in university assessments, 21 April.

Professor Tim Miller was quoted in Ticker News discussing ChatGPT in Education, 21 March.

Suelette Dreyfus was quoted in this ABC News article on ChatGPT's alter ego, DAN, 7 March

Professor Tim Miller appeared on Channel 9 News, discussing the banning of ChatGPT in Victorian Education, February 2023.

Dr Shaanan Cohney appeared in The Saturday Paper on Marriage in the Metaverse, February 2023.

Professor Jeannie Paterson spoke on the Triple R Breakfasters Show discussing ChatGPT and the Metaverse, 19 January 2023.

2022

Professor Jeannie Paterson and Dr Marc Cheong spoke with The Age about AI in fashion and how this could impact creativity. November 2022.

This Intimate Melbourne Artwork Airs the Skeletons in Your Digital Closet. Sabrina Caires, Broadsheet,  19 October 2022

Weird, unique and unusual things to do in Melbourne. Scrape Elegy inWhat's on, 9 September 2022.

Jeannie Paterson spoke with Algorithm Watch about the ACCC and Andrew Forrest litigation against Meta for misleading scam ads, October 2022.

Jeannie Paterson spoke with 7 News about Australia Post's breach of care in 'carding' (not delivering packages), October 2022.

Simon Coghlan spoke with Careers With Stem about Digital Ethics. October 2022.

Simon Coghlan and Gabby Bush's 2021 Pursuit piece "Are Robots the answer for aged care during pandemics?" was republished in Your Life Choices, October 2022.

Jeannie Paterson spoke with Algorithm Watch about the ACCC and Andrew Forrest litigation against Meta for misleading scam ads: Meta is sued for abetting fraud, and they don't want you to know about it, Nicolas Kayser-Bril, 20 October 2022.

Jeannie Paterson spoke with 7 News about Australia Post's breach of care in 'carding' (not delivering packages): A couple was awarded $3000 over an Australia Post Fail. Here's why you could be too, Ailish Delaney,  19 October 2022.

Simon Coghlan with Careers With Stem about Digital Ethics: What is Digital Ethics? Chloe Walker, 26 October 2022.

Jeannie Paterson spoke with The Australian about Kayne West's action against a Melbourne burger restaurant for misleading conduct:  Celebs don't take kindly to ironic use of their image, Joanna Panagopoulos, 25 October 2022.

Jeannie Paterson was interviewed by TickerNews on the Optus data breach, September 2022.

Scrape Elegy was featured in this write up of 'weird, unique and unusual' attractions in What's On, September 2022.

Jeannie Paterson spoke to 7 news about a significant consumer protection case recently decided in the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), dealing with refunds for trips cancelled due to Covid, August 2022.

Jeannie Paterson appeared on SBS Insight discussing Instagram influencers and children’s privacy rights, 26 July 2022 at 8.30pm.

Shaanan Cohney was interviewed by the The Age about cyberattacks on Universities, July 2022.

Shaanan Cohney provided insights into the motives of sugar daddy scammers on Instagram with this contribution to FJ Fashion Journal, July 2022.

Dr Marc Cheong was quoted in this Cosmos article about LaMDA, June 2022.

Jeannie Paterson was interviewed for a profile in the AI and Human Rights Report by All Tech Is Human, June 2022.

Dr Simon Coghlan was interviewed on Triple R radio about the controversy around Google's chatbot LaMDA,  22 June 2022.

Dr Shaanan Cohney provided insights into sugar daddy scams on Instagram, in this piece featuring in ELLE Australia magazine: 'Been Getting *Those* Sugar Daddy DMs on Insta? Here's How To Spot A Scammer From A Mile Away' 16 June 2022

Co-Directors Professor Jeannie Paterson and Professor Tim Miller were interviewed about reports Kmart, Bunnings and The Good Guys employed facial recognition surveillance in their stores: 'Kmart, Bunnings and The Good Guys in hot water over privacy concerns' 15 June 2022

Jeannie Paterson spoke on ABC PM on Uber admitting to misleading consumers, and facing $26m in fines, 26 April 2022.

Dr Jane Mavoa in 'Snooping, stalking or safety reassurance: an ethicist weights in on whether using an app to track your children is ok' with Geoff Hutchison, 24 March 2022.

Marc Cheong & Jeannie Paterson in 'Airbnb blasted for using algorithm that judges if users are 'trustworthy'' 22 March 2022.

Jeannie Paterson in 'Threat of 'postcode discrimination' as credit scores skewed by where you live.' Daniel Ziffer, ABC News, 7 February 2022.