Tag: algorithms

Algorithm safeguards proposed to prevent Robodebt repeat

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Systems used to automate welfare, migration and other federal governments decisions could be subject to a spate of new obligations under changes being considered in the wake of the...

Banking on brain capital is a smart investment

Posted on   |  by Rachel Slattery
Our brains are our most precious asset, the literal font of innovation. Viewing our collective brains as an invaluable resource should be a national priority. They are the crucial...

AI adoption centres finally unveiled

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Four artificial intelligence centres focused on helping small to medium-sized enterprises safely adopt the technology have been announced by Industry and Science minister Ed Husic. Sharing in $16.3 million,...

After Robodebt: Govt pledges new regime for automated decisions

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Automated decision-making will come under greater scrutiny in the wake of Robodebt, with the federal government pledging to new oversight arrangements for automation in service delivery while it contemplates...

NDIS algorithms and King Henry VIII powers

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
The political repudiation of the Commonwealth’s proposed changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme by all States and Territories was far more than a routine stoush of the federation....

No ‘fairness’ in the harm caused by algorithms

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
Australia is racing into the next decades of the digital era wilfully blind and ill-prepared as to the impact of algorithms on its citizens. I say wilfully blind because...

Tech giants reject ACCC report

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Tech giants Google and Facebook have unsurprisingly rejected the Australian competition watchdog’s proposed “algorithm regulator”, the key recommendation from its “world-first” inquiry into digital platforms. The two companies, which...

Algorithms have a racial bias

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Kriti Sharma is not a man and she is not white. She’s experienced artificial intelligence bias as a result and is campaigning to stamp it out. “Facial recognition systems...

ACCC’s crack new data unit

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The ACCC has established a new data analytics unit to help crack down on the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence in price-fixing. In a speech delivered to...