What does automation, machine learning and AI mean for the future of mining, agriculture, cities, the future of jobs and the risks of a polarised society? Sandra Peter recently sat down with a leading robotics scientist and the Chief Scientific Adviser at the UK Ministry of Defence, Hugh Durrant-Whyte, to explore the next 10-15 years.

Hugh Durrant-Whyte is also a Professor, ARC Federation Fellow and Director of the Centre for Translational Data Science at the University of Sydney.

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