Burning Platforms

Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. 

This episode, we are joined by Andrea Carson, Professor of Political Communication from LaTrobe University to dissect ACMA's proposed new disinformation powers, and ask the question, 'Can we actually regulate disinformation?'

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Technology described as artificial intelligence is becoming more pervasive, with AI algorithms transforming science and industry, along with our everyday lives. But what is AI really? Is it truly intelligent? Is it always a benignly useful modern-world companion?

Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. 

This week, the Burning Platforms panel unpack this and more with AI academic Campbell Wilson on his new book 'Living with AI'.

Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

Apps now harvest so much of our data, from our locations and movements, our shopping habits, even for some women - their fertility. What are the privacy implications of capturing this much bodily information?

Burning Platforms speaks with academic Katharine Kemp about her work tracking the data-harvesting of fertility apps.

Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

With a new focus on protecting children online as part of an evolution of the Privacy Act, rights activist Chloe Shorten (Director Alfred Health and Industry Funds Services, Ambassador Foyer Foundation) joins the Burning Platforms panel to look at the case for using new and existing laws to define and enforce the rights of minors.

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Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

With the first major review of the Australian Privacy Act in 40 years reaching end-game, the Burning Platforms panel unpack the state of events, and discuss a new report looking at how tick-a-box consent is undermining our freedom and privacy.

Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

After the string of hacks in late 2022 the government has developed a new online identity wallet. What is the logic behind it? Will it provide better privacy for citizens? And should we trust government with our data anyway?

Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. 

This week Peter Lewis, Lizzie O'Shea, and Dan Stinton are joined by Professor Ed Santow, Director for Policy & Governance at the Human Technology Institute, and Industry Professor for Responsible Technology at the University of Technology Sydney.

Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. 

This week, we speak with Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow, authors of new book 'Chokepoint Capitalism' and explore how creatives can break free of Big Tech and Big Content

Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

The final Burning Platforms of 2022 reflects on the year that was, including Elon Musk, tech regulation, privacy and more. Plus we held quizzes, played 'Dan or bot', and launched new book 'Disconnect'!

Twitter is imploding before our eyes under Elon Musk, Meta is shedding staff and stock prices, and the crypto winter freezes out more people as FTX collapses. Is this the end of the (Big Tech) world as we know it? And are we all feeling fine? What will happen next?

Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. 

Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. 

As we move deeper into the new phases of the internet should we be building in guardrails and redlines around this new technology?

And even if we should, can we? 

This week, the Burning Platform panel deep dives into the metaverse with the Founder of the Responsible Metaverse Alliance, Dr Catriona Wallace.