Technology and Security

By Dr Miah Hammond-Errey

Technology and Security (TS) explores the intersections of emerging technologies and security. It is hosted by Dr Miah Hammond-Errey. Each month, experts in technology and security join Miah to discus... more

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November 15, 2023The Hon Dr Andrew Leigh on AI and competition, technology and productivity, and evaluating government.
Dr Miah Hammond-Errey is joined by The Hon. Dr Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury and the Assistant Minister for Employment, to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of competition, the initial months of the Australian Centre for Evaluation and coordinating with overseas regulators on the complexities of AI. They also discuss Australia’s technology workforce challenges, charting a uniquely Australian approach to building industrial capacity, and the ongoing, global geopolitical technology competition.

Dr Andrew Leigh is the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury and the Assistant Minister for Employment. He is the member for Fenner and has been in government for more than a decade, holding various Shadow Ministry positions, and was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister in 2013. He previously worked as a lawyer and a Professor of Economics at ANU. He holds a PhD from Harvard in Public Policy and has written numerous books on inequality, economics, randomisation and innovation. His long running podcast, The Good Life is focused on ethics, health and happiness.
Technology and Security is hosted by Dr Miah Hammond-Errey, the inaugural director of the Emerging Technology program at the United States Studies Centre, based at the University of Sydney.

Resources mentioned in the recording:
(Dr Andrew Leigh’s podcast) The Good Life
(Dr Andrew Leigh, Address to the McKell Institute, Sydney) Competition and Artificial Intelligence
(Ethan Mollick et al.) Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier: Field Experimental Evidence of the Effects of AI on Knowledge Worker Productivity and Quality
(Dr Miah Hammond-Errey) Big Data, Emerging Technologies and Intelligence: National Security Disrupted
(Prime Minister and Treasurer, Treasury) Working Future: The Australian Government’s White Paper on Jobs and Opportunities
(Claudia Goldin and Larry Katz) The Race Between Education and Technology
(Dr Miah Hammond-Errey, Lowy Institute) AI will shape our world – even our brains – but it can be regulated
(Digital platform services inquiry 2020-25, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) September 2023 interim report
(OECD) R&D spending
(Education Endowment Foundation) Taking Part in an EEF Project
(The Laura and John Arnold Foundation) Arnold Foundation Announces Expanded Funding for Low-Cost Randomized Controlled Trials to Drive Effective Social Spending
(World Bank) Independent Evaluation Group
(USAID) Evaluation evaluation outfits
(Julian H. Elliott et al.) Living Systematic Reviews: An Emerging Opportunity to Narrow the Evidence-Practice Gap
(Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges) Global Evidence Commission Report
(Gabrielle Zevin) Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
(Shehan Karunatilaka) The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
(Henry A. Kissinger, Eric Schmidt and Daniel Huttenlocher) The Age of AI: And Our Human Future
Miah’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Miah_HE
The USSC website: https://www.ussc.edu.au/

Making great content requires fabulous teams. Thanks to the great talents of the following.
Research support and editorial assistance: Tom Barrett
Production: Elliott Brennan
Podcast design: Susan Beale
Music: Dr. Paul Mac
This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Ngunnawal people, and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging — here and wherever you’re listening. We acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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October 18, 2023Nanomaterials, international standards, AI and data ethics with Dr Kobi Leins
Dr Miah Hammond-Errey is joined by Dr Kobi Leins (GAICD), Honorary Senior Fellow at King’s College, London and international law expert, to discuss her work on nanomaterials and their implications for existing international law governing chemical and biological weapons. They also discuss why international standards are so important, AI’s potential for evil and the need for improved understandings of data ethics – from the classroom to the boardroom – as well as why we should be wary about claims of de-identified or anonymised data.

Kobi is an Honorary Senior Fellow of King’s College, London; an Advisory Board Member of the Carnegie AI and Equality Initiative; a technical expert for Standards Australia advising the International Standards Organisation on forthcoming AI Standards; and co-founder of the IEEE's Responsible Innovation of AI and the Life Sciences. She is also a former Non-Resident Fellow of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, worked at NAB in Data Ethics and in 2022 published her book, New War Technologies and International Law: The Legal Limits to Weaponising Nanomaterials.

Technology and Security is hosted by Dr Miah Hammond-Errey, the inaugural director of the Emerging Technology program at the United States Studies Centre, based at the University of Sydney.

Resources mentioned in the recording:
(Dr Kobi Leins) New War Technologies and International Law: The Legal Limits to Weaponising Nanomaterials
(Dr Kobi Leins & Helen Duram, Lieber Institute) Life, love & Lethality: History and Delegating Death on the Battlefield
(Dr Miah Hammond-Errey & Paul Mostafa, Lowy Institute) The evolving threat from chemical weapons
(Organisation of the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) The Chemical Weapons Convention
(Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights) Article 36, Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol 1)
(Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs) Pugwash
(Anja Kaspersen, Kobi Leins, & Wendell Wallach, Carnegie Council) Are We Automating the Banality and Radicality of Evil? Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative
(Kobi Leins, Jeyhan Lau & Tim Baldwin) Give Me Convenience and Give Her Death: Who Should Decide What Uses of NLP are Appropriate, and on What Basis?
(Lighthouse3, Women in AI Ethics) Mia Shah-Dand
(Distributed AI Research Institute) Timnit Gebru
(Poet of Code) Joy Buolamwini
(Dr Miah Hammond-Errey) Big Data, Emerging Technologies and Intelligence: National Security Disrupted
(International Organization for Standardization – ISO) SC42 – Artificial Intelligence
(Marc Levinson) The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
(Douglas Guilfoyle, Tamsin Phillipa Paige & Rob McLaughlin) The Final Frontier of Cyberspace: The Seabed Beyond National Jurisdiction and the Protection of Submarine Cables
(Salinger Privacy) Anna Johnston
(Cathy O’Neil) Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
(E. F. Schumacher) Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics as if People Mattered
Miah’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Miah_HE
The USSC website: https://www.ussc.edu.au/

Making great content requires fabulous teams. Thanks to the great talents of the following.
Research support and editorial assistance: Tom Barrett
Production: Elliott Brennan
Podcast design: Susan Beale
Music: Dr. Paul Mac

This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal people, and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging — here and wherever you’re listening. We acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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September 21, 2023The Christchurch Call, AI in art, elections and disinformation with Canva’s Kara Hinesley
Kara Hinesley, Canva’s global Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs, joins Dr Miah Hammond-Errey to discuss her experience during the creation of The Christchurch Call after the livestreamed 2019 terrorist attack in New Zealand while at Twitter, the complex relationship between AI, art and artists, AI and IP, AI regulation and the technology workforce shortages, as well as building robust civic discourse and debate on digital platforms. They also discuss, what differentiates Australian and American tech companies and culture, working to prevent online and offline harms and navigating a career shift from law into public policy and from the United States to Australia.
Before her current role as the global Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs at Canva, Kara worked at Twitter, including as the Director of Public Policy, Government, and Philanthropy, overseeing policy strategy in Asia-Pacific. Kara was also previously an advisor for the Honorable Minister Ed Husic when he was in Opposition and has a background in law, in Australia and the United States.
Technology and Security is hosted by Dr Miah Hammond-Errey, the inaugural director of the Emerging Technology program at the United States Studies Centre, based at the University of Sydney.

Resources mentioned in the recording:
(Reuters) AI-generated art cannot receive copyrights, US court says
(Canva) Submission to DISR consultation paper, ‘Supporting Responsible AI’
(White House) AI Bill of Rights
(Christchurch Call) Christchurch Call Story
(GIFCT) Global International Forum to Counter Terrorism
(Cortico) Measuring The Health of Our Public Conversations
(Twitter) Twitter health metrics proposal submission
(Bagel Store) Lox In A Box
(Meghan O’Gieblyn Book) God Human Animal Machine
Miah’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Miah_HE
The USSC website: https://www.ussc.edu.au/

Making great content requires fabulous teams. Thanks to the great talents of the following.
Research support and assistance: Tom Barrett
Production: Elliott Brennan
Podcast Design: Susan Beale
Music: Dr. Paul Mac

This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal people, and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging — here and wherever you’re listening. We acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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August 23, 2023Digital ID, leadership and innovation with the Hon Victor Dominello
Dr Miah Hammond-Errey is joined by the Hon Victor Dominello, former NSW Minister for Community Services and Digital Government. They discuss the potential and complexities of digital identification, what it means for democracies, and how to lead risk-averse organisations like government in a manner that promotes innovation and productivity and empowers decision-making. They also discuss AI regulation, building trust in technology between government, corporations and individuals, and what can be learnt from Estonia when it comes to digital service delivery.
Across a 12-year term as cabinet minister, Victor helped modernise service delivery in the NSW Government across a set of portfolios, which included leading the development of the Services NSW app, the Digital Driver’s License and COVID-19 vaccine certificates. He now sits on the board of the Tech Council of Australia and is the Director of the UNSW-UTS Trustworthy Digital Society Hub.
Technology and Security is hosted by Dr Miah Hammond-Errey, the inaugural director of the Emerging Technology program at the United States Studies Centre, based at the University of Sydney.
Resources mentioned in the recording:
Trustworthy Digital Society Hub (UNSW–UTS)
NSW Digital Driver Licence (Service NSW)
Estonia must be Australia's digital ideal: NSW Finance Minister Victor Dominello (Victor Dominello, AFR)
Collaboration with trusted allies and distrust in Chinese technology: American, Australian and Japanese views on technology (USSC Polling Explainer)
Australia’s Digital Spine: Tech Council of Australia 2 March 2023 (Victor Dominello, LinkedIn)
Compute capacity chokepoints offer a novel regulatory framework for AI (Miah Hammond-Errey, InnovationAus)
Technology and Security (TS) podcast | Synthetic biotech, DARPA for intelligence and AI regulation with RAND CEO Jason Matheny (Miah Hammond-Errey, USSC)
Exponential Organizations: Why new organizations are ten times better, faster, and cheaper than yours (and what to do about it) (Mike Malone, Salim Ismail and Peter H. Diamandis)
Miah’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Miah_HE
The USSC website: https://www.ussc.edu.au/
Making great content requires fabulous teams. Thanks to the great talents of the following.
Research support and assistance: Tom Barrett
Production: Elliott Brennan
Podcast Design: Susan Beale
Music: Dr Paul Mac

This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal people, and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging — here and wherever you’re listening. We acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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August 02, 2023Decoupling, de-risking and tech diplomacy – special episode
In a special episode, Dr Miah Hammond-Errey is joined by Michael Green, CEO of the United States Studies Centre, to consider the conversations and developments around technology decoupling between the United States and China across the past six months. Drawing on insights from previous guests on the podcast, Miah and Mike cover topics from international standards, subsea cables and individual user trust in technology to the role of Japan and Australia. They also discuss the role of alliances, digital infrastructure, national security and historical lessons that can inform this evolving area of debate.

Technology and Security is hosted by Dr Miah Hammond-Errey, the inaugural director of the Emerging Technology program at the United States Studies Centre, based at the University of Sydney.
Clips used in this recording:
Jessica Hunter, First Assistant Director-General Access & Effects Operations at the Australian Signals Directorate, recorded in Canberra, February 2023 for Technology and Security Episode 1.
Alex Lynch, Google Australia Public Policy Manager, recorded in Sydney, March 2023 for Technology and Security Episode 2.
Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, recorded in Sydney, March 2023 for Technology and Security Episode 3.
Dr Robert Atkinson, President and Founder of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, recorded in Sydney in March 2023 while at the USSC as a Visiting Fellow.
The Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury and Assistant Minister for Employment, and Dr Robert Atkinson, President and Founder of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, recorded in Canberra, March 2023 at the USSC’s ‘Technology, Innovation And Strategic Competition’ event.
Sue Gordon, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, recorded in Washington, May 2023 for Technology and Security Episode 4.
Resources mentioned in the recording:
(USSC Polling Explainer) Collaboration with trusted allies and distrust in Chinese technology: American, Australian and Japanese views on technology
(Standards Australia Report) Iconic Nation
(ASD Resources) Protecting your devices and cybersecurity
(USSC Report) Secrecy, sovereignty and sharing: How data and emerging technologies are transforming intelligence
(Elisabeth Braw, Foreign Policy article on subsea cables) Decoupling Is Already Happening – Under the Sea
(White House) CHIPS and Science Act
(US Bureau of Industry and Security) Commerce Implements New Export Controls on Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Items to the People’s Republic of China (PRC)
(Australian Defence Force) Defence Strategic Review 2023
(White House) National Security Strategy
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan) National Security Strategy
(Wall Street Journal) Potato Chips Vs. Computer Chips – High Technology Any Way You Slice It
Making great content requires fabulous teams. Thanks to the great talents of the following.
Special co-host: Dr Mike Green
Research support and assistance: Tom Barrett
Production: Elliott Brennan
Podcast Design: Susan Beale
Music: Dr Paul Mac
This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal people, and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging — here and wherever you’re listening. We acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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July 20, 2023Synthetic biotech, DARPA for intelligence and AI regulation with RAND CEO Jason Matheny
Dr Miah Hammond-Errey is joined by Jason Matheny, CEO of RAND Corporation and founder of CSET to delve into the complexities of regulating emerging technologies — from AI to biotechnology, what the United States can learn from Australia, the opportunity a current bottleneck in compute capacity offers democracies, and his work at IARPA — ‘the DARPA of the intelligence world’ — using innovative methods to solve the hard problems of policy and national security. They also discuss the role of alliances such as Five Eyes in combatting AI-generated disinformation and why standards bodies need greater support.
Jason is the President and CEO of RAND Corporation. He previously led technology and national security policy for the White House in the National Security Council and the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Jason founded the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) at Georgetown University, was a Commissioner on the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence and the director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA). He has also worked at the World Bank, Oxford University, the Applied Physics Laboratory and Princeton University.
Technology and Security is hosted by Dr Miah Hammond-Errey, the inaugural director of the Emerging Technology program at the United States Studies Centre, based at the University of Sydney. Miah’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Miah_HE
Resources mentioned in the recording:
Supporting responsible AI: discussion paper (Department of Industry, Science and Resources)
The Illusion of China’s AI Prowess (Helen Toner, Jenny Xiao, and Jeffrey Ding, Foreign Affairs)
Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities for the Department of Defense (Jason Matheny, Senate testimony)
Challenges to US National Security and Competitiveness Posed by AI (Jason Matheny, Senate testimony)
Dealing with Disinformation: A Critical New Mission Area For AUSMIN (Dr Miah Hammond-Errey, USSC)
RAND Truth Decay original report (Michael Rich and Jennifer Cavanaugh)
RAND Truth Decay
The future of digital health with federated learning (Andrew Trask et al.)
SILMARILS – Chemical residue detection (IARPA)
Making great content requires fabulous teams. Thanks to the great talents of the following.
Research support and assistance: Tom Barrett
Production: Elliott Brennan
Podcast Design: Susan Beale
Music: Dr Paul Mac
This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Ngunnawal people, and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging — here and wherever you are listening. We acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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June 22, 2023Cyber security, critical infrastructure and ransomware taskforce with Home Affairs’ Hamish Hansford
Dr Miah Hammond-Errey sits down with Hamish Hansford, Deputy Secretary of the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Group at the Department of Home Affairs, to discuss the evolution of the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act (SOCI), including Critical Infrastructure Risk Management Programs (CIRMPs), refining the critical asset class definitions and the importance of board accountability. They also cover the International Counter Ransomware Taskforce, working with other countries in cyber security and Australia’s upcoming Cyber Security Strategy for 2023–30, including lessons from the US National Cybersecurity Strategy.
The discussion also touches on lessons from the Optus and Medibank data breaches, Australia’s progress towards the goal of being the world’s most cyber-secure nation by 2030 and the unrealised potential of 5G networks.
Hamish Hansford is the Deputy Secretary of the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Group at the Department of Home Affairs. He has more than 20 years of experience across government, including as the Inaugural Head of the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre. He also led the delivery and implementation of Australia's 2020 Cyber Security Strategy and has worked in cybercrime, combating terrorism and child exploitation, as well as on reform of critical and emerging technology, data security and surveillance.
Technology and Security is hosted by Dr Miah Hammond-Errey, the inaugural director of the Emerging Technology program at the United States Studies Centre, based at the University of Sydney.

Resources mentioned in the recording:
2018 Security of Critical Infrastructure Act (SOCI)
(Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre) Critical Infrastructure Asset Class Definition Guidance
(USSC Disinformation Commentary) Dealing with Disinformation: A Critical New Mission Area For AUSMIN
(USSC Podcast) Technology and Security | Emerging technologies and signals intelligence with the ASD's Jessica Hunter
(Department of Home Affairs) Trusted Information Sharing Network
(Department of Home Affairs) International Counter Ransomware Task Force
(White House) US Cyber Security Strategy 2023
Miah’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Miah_HE
The USSC website: https://www.ussc.edu.au/
Making great content requires fabulous teams. Thanks to the great talents of the following.
Research support and assistance: Tom Barrett
Production: Elliott Brennan
Podcast Design: Susan Beale
Music: Dr Paul Mac
This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Ngunnawal people, and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging — here and wherever you are listening. We acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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May 24, 2023Intelligence, AI and AUKUS with former US Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Susan Gordon
Dr Miah Hammond-Errey interviews Susan Gordon, former US Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, discussing the potential of public disclosures of intelligence to build trust, the nuanced differences between American and Australian cultures that impact technology policy and innovation, especially in areas like AI regulation, and what is needed to make AUKUS Pillar II a success. They also cover the increasing role of private-sector firms in national security — from supply chain decisions to the role of Starlink in the Russian invasion of Ukraine to Chinese infrastructure investment in the Indo-Pacific — how best to harness them and their technologies, and the new heights disinformation could reach, and the fact “2022 was the last time we talked about AI in the future.”
Susan M. Gordon was the former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, advising the President on intelligence matters and providing operational leadership of the US intelligence community. She has had an extensive career in the US Intelligence Community — working as the Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and spending 29 years at the CIA where she also led the establishment of In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s venture arm. She is a fellow at Duke and Harvard Universities and has worked with leading companies and government on intelligence integration, outreach and driving innovation.
Technology and Security is hosted by Dr Miah Hammond-Errey, the inaugural director of the Emerging Technology program at the United States Studies Centre, based at the University of Sydney.

Miah’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Miah_HE
The USSC website: https://www.ussc.edu.au/
Resources mentioned in the recording:
(USSC Report) Secrecy, sovereignty and sharing: How data and emerging technologies are transforming intelligence
(USSC Polling Explainer) Collaboration with trusted allies and distrust in Chinese technology: American, Australian and Japanese views on technology
(USSC Disinformation Commentary) Dealing with disinformation: A critical new mission area for AUSMIN

Making great content requires fabulous teams. Thanks to the great talents of the following.
Research support and assistance: Tom Barrett
Production: Elliott Brennan
Podcast design: Susan Beale
Music: Dr Paul Mac

This podcast was recorded in Washington DC, which sits on the ancestral lands of the Anacostans or Nacotchtank, and the neighbouring Piscataway and Pamunkey peoples. We acknowledge the Native Peoples on whose ancestral homelands we gather and pay our respects to their elders past and present — here and wherever you’re listening.
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April 28, 2023AI’s rapid rise and online harms with eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant
Dr Miah Hammond-Errey talks with Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, about AI’s rapid rise, online harms, where banking has led the way in technology regulation, and much more. In this episode they discuss eSafety’s world-leading regulation work, why we can’t just regulate algorithms and how eSafety collaborates with industry to drive change. They also cover the TikTok bans and some of the wild technologies coming down the pipeline.
As Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant focuses on keeping Australia’s citizens safe online. She has previously worked across the public and private sector in the US technology space, including at Microsoft and Twitter. Her work has helped drive world-first regulatory regimes under the Online Safety Act 2021, and positioned eSafety to harness proactive, systemic approaches and addressing online user safety through a range of schemes, education tools and strategies.
Technology and Security is hosted by Dr Miah Hammond-Errey, the inaugural director of the Emerging Technology program at the United States Studies Centre, based at the University of Sydney.
Resources mentioned in the recording:
Secrecy, sovereignty and sharing: How data and emerging technologies are transforming intelligence
Collaboration with trusted allies and distrust in Chinese technology: American, Australian and Japanese views on technology
eSafety’s legal notice to technology firms on child abuse:
Tech platforms asked to explain how they are tackling online child sexual exploitation
World-first report shows leading tech companies are not doing enough to tackle online child abuse
(eSafety) Global Online Safety Regulator’s Network
(eSafety) Brief on Technology-Facilitated Abuse (TFA)
(eSafety) ‘Women in the Spotlight’ report
eSafety briefs: Tech trends and challenges
Miah’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Miah_HE
The USSC website: https://www.ussc.edu.au/

Making great content requires fabulous teams. Thanks to the great talents of the following.
Research support and assistance: Tom Barrett
Production: Elliott Brennan
Podcast design: Susan Beale
Music: Dr Paul Mac

This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging — here and wherever you’re listening. We acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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March 23, 2023Quantum developments, data localisation and ethics in AI with Google's Alex Lynch
In this episode Alex Lynch, from Google Australia’s Public Policy team, joins Dr Miah Hammond-Errey to discuss emerging technologies, quantum, Australia’s role and much more. They cover Google’s recent quantum announcement on error correction and Australia’s significant role in quantum research, data localisation, ethics in AI — including Google’s approach — and strategic decoupling. They also talk about the complexity and security of Google’s global infrastructure, data breaches and what it is that should not be automated.
Alex manages Google's public policy engagement in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum computing, as well as related areas, including digital lines of communication, technology supply chains and trade and investment. Prior to joining Google, Alex consulted on crisis and strategic reputation management for some of Australia's top companies, having formerly worked as a national security practitioner in New Zealand.
Technology and Security is hosted by Dr Miah Hammond-Errey, the inaugural director of the Emerging Technology program at the United States Studies Centre, based at the University of Sydney.
Resources mentioned in the recording:
(USSC Report) Secrecy, sovereignty and sharing: How data and emerging technologies are transforming intelligence: https://www.ussc.edu.au/analysis/secrecy-sovereignty-and-sharing-how-data-and-emerging-technologies-are-transforming-intelligence
(USSC Polling Explainer) Collaboration with trusted allies and distrust in Chinese technology: American, Australian and Japanese views on technology: https://www.ussc.edu.au/analysis/collaboration-with-trusted-allies-and-distrust-in-chinese-technology-american-australian-and-japanese-views-on-technology
Google’s AI principles: https://blog.google/technology/ai/ai-principles/
The Declaration on the Future of the Internet: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/04/28/fact-sheet-united-states-and-60-global-partners-launch-declaration-for-the-future-of-the-internet/
Digital Futures Initiative: https://blog.google/intl/en-au/company-news/outreach-initiatives/digital-future-initiative/
(Book) Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations: https://www.usni.org/press/books/fleet-tactics-and-naval-operations-third-edition
Miah’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Miah_HE
The USSC website: https://www.ussc.edu.au/

Making great content requires fabulous teams. Thanks to the great talents of the following.
Research support and assistance: Tom Barrett
Production: Elliott Brennan
Podcast design: Susan Beale
Music: Dr Paul Mac

This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging — here and wherever you’re listening. We acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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39min

FAQs about Technology and Security:

How many episodes does Technology and Security have?

The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.