Is the rise of AI inevitable or just the latest cycle of hype for a sector that thrives on the vibes? The author of “Resisting AI’, Professor Dan McQuillan, joins the show to argue for a more fundamental response to Big Tech.
Regular panellists Digital Rights Watch Chair Lizzie O’Shea, Health Engine CEO Dan Stinton and Per Capita’s Peter Lewis also discuss:
the launch of AI’s new Sora video product
the push to sell advertising inside GPTs
and how consultants are embracing work slop
Join us for our live shows in capital cities around Australia
Adelaide: https://shorturl.at/ojQRX
Perth: events.humanitix.com/democracy-perth
Brisbane: events.humanitix.com/democracy-brisbane
Sydney: events.humanitix.com/democracy-sydney
Melbourne events.humanitix.com/democracy-melbourne
To discuss the issues raised in this episode join us in the Democracy Sandpit - https://civility.bettermode.io/welcome
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Cooking with Cam Wilson
The co-author of ‘Conspiracy Nation’ takes us on his journey into the world of anti-vaxxers, wellness influencers and sovereign citizens.
Regular panellists Digital Rights Watch Chair Lizzie O’Shea, Health Engine CEO Dan Stinton and Per Capita’s Peter Lewis also discuss:
The call for AI Red Lines
The rise of Work Slop
And Murdoch’s Tik-Tok play.
In October we will beholding a series of live shows in capital cities and would love you to come along.
Adelaide: https://shorturl.at/ojQRX
Perth: events.humanitix.com/democracy-perth
Brisbane: events.humanitix.com/democracy-brisbane
Sydney: events.humanitix.com/democracy-sydney
Melbourne: events.humanitix.com/democracy-melbourne
To discuss the issues raised in this episode join us in the Democracy Sandpit - https://civility.bettermode.io/welcome
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Tech Check with Damian Kassabgi
The tech industry is pitching data mining and new infrastructure as the key to national prosperity. But will it deliver? And if so, for whom?
Tech Council of Australia CEO, Damian Kassabgi joins regular panelists Digital Rights Watch Chair Lizzie O’Shea, Health Engine CEO Dan Stinton and Per Capita’s Peter Lewis for the latest episode of Burning Platforms.
The show also covers:
fresh concerns over age verification
the creepy rise of intimate AI companions
And Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa’s address to the National Press Club
To discuss the issues raised in this episode join us in the Democracy Sandpit - https://civility.bettermode.io/welcome
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Stolen Property with Peter Garrett
“I’m concerned that AI and big tech – well, big tech with AI – has gone into a full-court press… particularly on the federal system...I’m concerned that without thinking it through clearly enough, policy makers won’t essentially subject the slogans to sufficient scrutiny.”
This week on Burning Platforms, we recorded our special briefing for cultural creators and those who value their work to discuss Big Tech’s push to mine our culture.
Our panel discusses:
How AI large language models have been built on the theft of the work of musicians, writers journalists and artists.
What the productivity Commission’s proposal to give AI companies a ‘right to mine data’ will do to Australian performers
How creatives and citizens can resist the attacks from AI
Featuring:
AI expert and author Professor Toby Walsh
Midnight Oil front man Peter Garrett
Digital Rights Watch chair Lizzie O’Shea
Australian Writers Guild CEO Claire Pullen
To discuss the issues raised in this episode join us in the Democracy Sandpit - https://civility.bettermode.io/welcome
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Industrial Base with Minister Tim Ayres
New Federal industry and science minister Tim Ayres shares his take on industry policy, AI's opportunities and risks, and how we could steer through the latest wave of tech change.
With regular panellists Digital Rights Watch Chair Lizzie O’Shea, Health Engine CEO Dan Stinton, and Per Capita’s Peter Lewis
To discuss the issues raised in this episode join us in the Democracy Sandpit - https://civility.bettermode.io/welcome
Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. Join Peter Lewis, Lizzie O’Shea (Digital Rights Watch), Dan Stinton (HealthEngine CEO), and guests, fortnightly for analysis of the politics of technology from some of Australia’s leading digital campaigners and industry experts. Brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.
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