In tests, some AI systems resisted being shut down. But an instinct to stay “alive” isn’t the reason they behaved that way.
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The industry is rife with AI non-events that were wildly promoted and highly anticipated, but failed to deliver.
The government wants all of Australia to benefit from the global AI boom – but the plan lacks specificity.
Scientists across all fields make various types of claims about their innovations. Validity tests check whether they deliver on what they promise.
While we’re at the peak of AI hype, some people are concerned it will wipe out humanity.
Remember when everything was ‘blockchain’? AI will plateau just like other hyped-up technologies in the past – but that doesn’t make it useless.
AI is already widespread and garnering billions of dollars in investment. But that doesn’t mean its ubiquity is predetermined. Society can decide when and how it’s used.
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Law, University of Sydney
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Professor of Philosophy and Director of Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Adelaide University
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Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Business and Hospitality, Torrens University Australia
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Senior Research Fellow, Human-AI Decision Making, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Fellow in AI Accountability, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor in Computational Intelligence, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Information Systems, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Commerce, University of Virginia
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Professor of Information Technology and Management, Babson College
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Professor of AI and Analytics, Co-Director - La Trobe AI Institute, La Trobe University
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Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Temple University
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Ethics; Deputy Director, Centre for AI and Digital Ethics, The University of Melbourne