Burning Platforms

The CEO of the Gradient Institute on the emerging risks of agentic AI and how playing dumb might be the smartest move.

Regular panellists Digital Rights Watch chair Lizzie O’Shea, Health Engine CEO Dan Stinton and Per Capita’s Peter Lewis also discuss:

For show notes go to: https://burningplatforms.substack.com/

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The founder of UTS’s Ultimo Institute on the political economy of the largest float in history, AI lab Anthropic’s IPO.

Panellists Australian Writers Guild CEO Claire Pullin, Health Engine CEO Dan Stinton and Per Capita’s Peter Lewis also discuss.

For transcript, cuts and curios go to https://burningplatforms.substack.com/

The AI scientist and author on his rising concerns about existential risk and the false inevitability of the hyper-scalers.

Panellists ABC AI correspondent Ca, Wilson, Tech Policy Design Institute co-director Zoe Jay Hawkins and Per Capita’s Peter Lewis also discuss:

For show notes go to https://burningplatforms.substack.com/

The CEO of the new Australian Council on AI Strategy on the big decisions and competing trade-offs facing Australia and where scientists fit in the conversation.

Panelists Australian Writers Guild CEO Claire Pullen, Health Engine CEO Dan Stinton and per Capita’s Peter Lewis also discuss. 

For background material go to https://burningplatforms.substack.com/

The co-founder of Indicator on how lies have taken over the internet and what we can all do to build a better information ecosystem.   

Also this week:

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As Open AI apologises to Australia the CEO of Sovereign AI takes us through the relative merits of open weight, open source and closed AI models.

Regular panellists Digital Rights Watch chair Lizzie O’Shea, Health Engine CEO Dan Stinong and Pert Capita’s peter Lewis also discuss

For show notes go to Burning Platforms on substack - https://burningplatforms.substack.com/

As Australia confronts the Open AI hack on Medicare we are joined by an expert in strategic foresight to explore how we can confront  the AI revolution with the benefit of hindsight.

Panellists Digital Rights Watch chair Lizzie O’Shea, ABC national AI reporter Cam Wilson and Per Capita’s Peter Lewis also discuss:

For show notes go to Burning Platforms on substack - https://burningplatforms.substack.com/

The Sydney University scholar explains how people can train their algorithms to get a better online experience and what it means to the Digital Duty of Care.

Regular panellists Digital Rights Watch chair Lizzie O’Shea, Health Engine CEO Dan Stinton and Per Capita’s Peter Lewis also discuss:

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The CEO of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation gives her verdict on  the government’s new Digital Duty of care laws.

Regular panellists Digital Rights Watch chair Lizzie O’Shea, Health Engine CEO Dan Stinton and Per Capita’s Peter Lewis also discuss:

For show notes go to https://burningplatforms.substack.com/

The independent MP on her community-driven plan for AI, working with government from the cross-bench and pushing the pace of reform.

Regular panellists Digital Rights Watch chair Lizzie O’Shea, Health Engine CEO Dan Stinton and Per Capita’s Peter Lewis also discuss:

For show notes go to: https://burningplatforms.substack.com/