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Kate Carruthers

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What NEDs need to Know About Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Expert Systems

By Kate Carruthers & Kobi Leins "What I had not realized is that extremely short exposures to a relatively simple computer program could induce powerful delusional thinking in quite normal people." - Joseph Weizenbaum, creator of the first chatbot, 1964 What is AI? ‘Artificial Intelligence’ is a term that

Microsoft Copilot and AI in government

Microsoft Copilot and AI in government

Had a great chat with Kobi Leins about some good feedback on the Australian Governments Microsoft Copilot pilot (full story here: Australian Government trial of Microsoft 365 Copilot). We also had a wide-ranging chat about the upcoming training deficit all organisations have in respect of AI, the recent changes

The challenges of getting robots and AI to be more human

The challenges of getting robots and AI to be more human

This time my guest is Dr Brandon Rohrer. He is a data scientist who originally started in researching robots to assist with stroke recovery, and who now works on solving data challenges. Brandon, whom I tracked down via his online discovery work on https://e2eml.school/blog.html where I

AI in higher education - chasing cheaters

AI in higher education - chasing cheaters

My guests for this episode are Kane Murdoch and Shane Lehmann. They work in the area of academic integrity at one of Australia's major universities and have been thinking seriously about the problems facing us in academia of ensuring that students behave with integrity in their assessments. The

Human cognition and AI

Human cognition and AI

This time my guest is my friend Ross Dawson. He is always on the cutting edge of new stuff, as you would imagine for a futurist. We had an amazing chat about his current passion for cognitive AI and how it is going to change the world of work. I

Misinformation and Disinformation are Data Too

Misinformation and Disinformation are Data Too

This time my guest is Dr Emma L. Briant, a globally renowned researcher on misinformation, disinformation and propaganda. We had a great chat about how these are now the new battlegrounds and how data underpins them. Of course we mentioned the US (a bit). Emma shared her new research and

Kate Carruthers Top 100 Data Leaders Corinium

2024 Global Top 100 Innovators in Data and Analytics

I’m excited to share that I’ve been named one of the 2024 Global Top 100 Innovators in Data and Analytics by Corinium! A heartfelt thank you to my amazing Data Platform team at UNSW and peers for their support. Check out the list here: https://www.coriniumintelligence.com/

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