Forward Slash

Solar generation is an Australian success story. We're innovators, adopters, and exporters of technology and expertise. But experts are now warning that Australia now risks being left behind, just as a tidal wave of demand appears on the horizon.

 

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Following on from our episode on artificial intelligence and the dangers of bias, in this bonus episode we are looking at ways that AI can help predict diseases far earlier, and how researchers at IBM are removing bias from the model.

 

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From facial recognition to predictive policing to approving a loan, AI is touted as a solution that is faster, cheaper and more effective. But it also has the potential to get it wrong, and regulators are worried. So if Artificial Intelligence is analysing everything we do, who is watching AI?

 

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The growth of buy now pay later firms like afterpay and zip has driven home the fundamental gap between millennial expectations of simplified financial services, and what the big banks are offering. In this bonus episode we look at what incumbents need to do to catch up to consumer needs.

 

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Buy now, pay later companies are eating up an increasing share of the retail transaction market at a time when credit cards are on the wane. It's another example of neglected customers finding a better experience with an innovative start-up product. But is regulation keeping up with the pace of change, and should consumers be more wary of these lending systems as a historic recession rocks the world?

 

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One of the difficulties of editing together a series like this is all the great material left on the cutting room floor, so we're going to start releasing some extra interviews with IBM's team of experts and insiders in-between the remaining episodes of Forward Slash. This bonus features Chris Hockings CTO, IBM Security, A/NZ, who explains how IBM is helping companies monitor this cyber attack boom, and predict future attacks.

 

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The group of parties who have benefited from 2020 is an extremely exclusive club. But one clear standout has been the hackers making hay in a global crisis. Experts say they've never seen a widespread cybersecurity campaign like the one unleashed this year. Individuals, companies and governments are all under threat as general chaos and sudden shifts in working arrangements create new vulnerabilities. Is there a way for technology to protect us from ourselves?

 

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Working from home has created a whole new dynamic at the bargaining table between employer and employee. Would you be prepared to concede some elements of your privacy in exchange for a flexible environment that puts you in charge of how you work? There are already signs that many workers feel they are getting more done at home, and that this new flexible structure could create a fairer workforce for us all. A remarkable data set sourced from workplaces who were early adopters of sensor tracking in their offices shows how important face to face contact has been in a functioning business. Can new technologies bring some of that dynamic into a digital environment?

 

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When will we get a COVID-19 vaccine? There's never been a question more people around the world have asked at the same time. Those on the frontlines of this search for a cure are under enormous pressure to deliver a safe solution in record time, and they are increasingly turning to new technologies to accelerate the process. And the common enemy of this virus has transformed teams of competitors into collaborators. Has science been changed forever?

 

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2020 has seen the world reshaped at an unprecedented pace. Eras that once spanned a decade fly past in the space of a month. Trends that lasted weeks are lucky to survive an entire day. Technology is accelerating a lot of these changes, but could it also steer us towards a safer, fairer future? Forward Slash is a podcast series about how massive change and technology are colliding in our present moment. New episodes will be released fortnightly.

 

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