The departure of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru from Google highlights attempts to make algorithmic decision-making accountable.
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The ABC and SBS have been included in the code. That’s good news, but will compensation received be factored into future government funding decisions for the public broadcasters?
The pandemic hit media hard, but a new report shows New Zealand now has more independent news outlets than at any time in the past decade.
Tech giants are not just surviving the pandemic; they’re thriving. In 2021 and in the post-pandemic era, anti-trust regulations in tech must be revamped.
Some recent positive developments are beginning to suggest that public interest journalism may once again be viable.
Will Apple’s search engine have the same ill fate as Microsoft’s Bing?
The major social media firms have taken a largely piecemeal and fractured approach to managing the problem.
Google pays Apple to make its search engine the default on its devices, but the iPhone maker actually has more market power in the relationship.
Just because a tech company has a big share of the market doesn’t mean it has the power to keep it.
As more comes to light about the money-making tactics of social media platforms we need to reevaluate our relationship with them.
It’s the biggest monopolisation case since a 1998 lawsuit against Microsoft. But it may be several years before a settlement of any kind is reached.
The ABC could build a social media service to replace Facebook - but it doesn’t have the funding, resources or political support to do so.
Making Google and Facebook pay Australian news publishers might be good politics, but it is odd economics.
Research shows Google News results often prioritise mainstream media over smaller news businesses. It’s a double-edged sword. While local outlets suffer, it’s actually better for readers.
Using the law - or changing it - to stop the spread of dangerous disinformation should be a last resort.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to calls for the collection of race-based data. But the risks of algorithmic discrimination must be addressed.
Facebook and Google’s publicity campaigns against Australia’s new media regulations show they’re worried other countries will follow suit.
Facebook is worried publishers may charge as much as they want for their content. But we believe parameters can be set based on the value Australians put on public interest journalism.
The code seems to oversimplify how news content on big digital platforms should be assigned commercial value.
Over the past decade, news media companies have been at the mercy of big tech platforms’ algorithms in delivering them readers. But with no guarantee of sustained revenue, media firms are looking elsewhere.
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Professor of Cybersecurity, Head of School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Researcher at Microsoft Research, Cambridge UK. Previously, The University of Queensland
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Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor, Informatics and Operations, Kingston University
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Digital Communications and Culture, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney
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Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Management and Innovation, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney