On the 4 of December 2024 ADM+S brought together guest speakers from industry partner organisation, ABC and Google, for a panel titled, ‘What is a Public Service Algorithm and Why Might We Need One?’ 

Providing an alternative to commercial forms of content curation is one of the challenges faced by public service media in the digital era. The conversation explores how automated recommendation systems might support the mission of public service media in Australia.

This conversation features Angela Ross, Research Lead at ABC News Strategy and Innovation, Laura Gartry, Innovation Lead at ABC Digital and National News, Stuart Watt, Head of News Strategy and Innovation at ABC, Saarim Saghir, Strategy Manager at Google USA, and ADM+S Associate Investigator James Meese. 

Research funded by VicHealth and the Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education, supported by ADM+S, has found that alcohol and gambling companies use Facebook data to profile and target  people most at risk with their product advertising.

In this episode, hear from Dr Giselle Newton, ADM+S Research Fellow at the University of Queensland, and Dr Aimee Brownbill, Industry partner from the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) as we discuss key findings, concerns, and next steps in this critical discussion around data privacy and the need for regulatory reform. 

Read the Report: https://fare.org.au/wp-content/uploads/FARE_AlcoholandGambling_Report.pdf

More about Giselle: https://www.admscentre.org.au/giselle-newton/ 

More About Aimee: https://www.admscentre.org.au/dr-aimee-brownbill/

FARE: https://fare.org.au/ 

Did you know that globally, Australian’s lose the most money per capita to gambling?

In response to a parliamentary inquiry into online gambling, reports suggest that the Federal Government is considering a ban on gambling advertising online.

Findings from the Australian Ad Observatory highlight the complexities of enforcing such a ban, with the prevalence of giveaway ads, raffles and rewards clubs - which do not legally classify as gambling but have gambling components - proliferating across the platform landscape.

View Cesar’s book, Digital Gambling: Theorizing Gamble-Play Media (Routledge, 2018): https://www.routledge.com/Digital-Gambling-Theorizing-Gamble-Play-Media/Albarran-Torres/p/book/9780367591724?srsltid=AfmBOoojWxovEEMyVPcBreyQa2mZde55Clk2eLiEeAylKPafpJyhZfwh 

More on Cesar’s work: https://www.admscentre.org.au/cesar-albarran-torres/

In this episode we discuss the risks and benefits of sharing household energy use data, highlighting the opportunity for increased user awareness and sustainability, while also considering concerns around surveillance and data privacy.

This conversation is based on ‘Household Wattch: Exploring opportunities for surveillance and consent through families’ household energy use data’, a recent article by Dr Stephen Snow (UQ & CSIRO), Dr Awais Hameed Khan (ADM+S Research Fellow at UQ) , Kaleb Day (UQ) and Assoc Prof Ben Matthews (UQ).

Read 📄 https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3673228

ADM+S In Conversation is a new podcast series, bringing our researchers to the spotlight to discuss how AI and ADM technologies are impacting our day-to-day, based on recent research by members at the Centre.

In this episode we discuss the technological, legal and societal challenges present in the indie porn industry, and how these struggles intersect with broader issues of stigma, capitalism and social justice.

This conversation is based on ‘Indie Porn’, a new book by Dr Zahra Stardust from Queensland University of Technology, published with Duke University Press

Read 📕 https://www.dukeupress.edu/indie-porn

ADM+S In Conversation is a new podcast series, bringing our researchers to the spotlight to discuss how AI and ADM technologies are impacting our day-to-day, based on recent research by members at the Centre.

In this episode of ADM+S In Conversation, Natalie Campbell sits down with Dr Georgia van Toorn to talk about her recent paper, co-authored with Prof Terry Carney, titled 'Decoding the algorithmic operations of Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme’.

In recent years, Australia’s National Disability Insurance Agency's (NDIA) has embarked on a digital transformation of its social services, with the primary goal of creating user-centric services that are more attentive to the needs of citizens. 

However, Dr van Toorn explains how this digitised administrative process raises concerns about substantive fairness, accountability, and transparency, with systemic mistakes effectively beyond recourse to legal remedies, due to ‘black-box’ automated decision-making processes.

⁠View paper⁠. 

Connect with Dr Georgia van Toorn on ⁠Twitter⁠ or ⁠LinkedIn⁠.

In 2024 the ARC Centre of Excellence is introducing a suite of new research projects investigating critical questions, regulatory intervention, design, application and deployment of artificial intelligence and automated decision-making technologies. 

In this episode, hear from Assoc Prof Michael Richardson, co-lead on our new project titled ‘ADM, Ecosystems, and Multispecies Relationships’.

For more information visit: https://www.admscentre.org.au/adm-ecosystems-and-multispecies-relationships/

In 2024 the ARC Centre of Excellence is introducing a suite of new research projects investigating critical questions, regulatory intervention, design, application and deployment of artificial intelligence and automated decision-making technologies.

In this episode, hear from Dr Daniel Featherstone on 'Mapping the Digital Gap'.

For more information visit: https://www.admscentre.org.au/mapping-the-digital-gap/

In 2024 the ARC Centre of Excellence is introducing a suite of new research projects investigating critical questions, regulatory intervention, design, application and deployment of artificial intelligence and automated decision-making technologies. 

In this episode, hear from Prof Kimberlee Weatherall on 'The Regulatory Project'.

For more information visit: https://www.admscentre.org.au/the-regulatory-project/

In 2024 the ARC Centre of Excellence is introducing a suite of new research projects investigating critical questions, regulatory intervention, design, application and deployment of artificial intelligence and automated decision-making technologies. 

In this episode, hear from Dr Kylie Pappalardo about our new project titled ‘Evaluating Automated Cultural Curating and Ranking Systems with Synthetic Data’.

For more information visit: https://www.admscentre.org.au/evaluating-automated-cultural-curating-and-ranking-systems-with-synthetic-data/