AI Australia Podcast

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AI Australia Podcast

The AI Australia Podcast is hosted by Natalie Rouse and Dr Kobi Leins and brought to you by Mantel Group. We report what’s going on in Artificial Intelligence in Australia today with a particular focus on practicing responsible AI, diversity and inclusion and AI at scale. What should we be aware of? And how could this affect society in Australia? Natalie is a champion of all things data committed to spreading better understanding of the impacts of AI within our communities. Dr Kobi Leins is a reformed lawyer who has always run alongside (and at times with) science and technology. We bring in leaders from across industry to get a sneak peak into what they’re working on and how they are handling any ethical considerations.

  1. 5 SEPT

    Venture Capital in AI with Danielle Haj-Moussa and Roo Harris (Part 2)

    Because we loved talking to Roo and Danielle SO much in our last episode, we are delighted to bring you another installment of that conversation. In this episode of the A.I. Australia podcast, Kobi and Nat host Roo Harris from Scale Investors and Danielle Haj-Moussa from Main Sequence Ventures to continue our discussion on responsible AI investment in startups.   We explore critical topics such as the importance of responsible AI practices, the challenges startups face in integrating AI, and the role of VCs in setting ethical standards.   The conversation also covers the significance of early-stage AI due diligence, the benefits of explaining AI technologies accurately, and how embracing ESG (environmental, social, and governance) principles can add value.   Key issues such as AI's environmental impact, transparency, and the role of regulation in AI development are also discussed.   Links: Danielle Haj-Moussa (Main Sequence Ventures) Roo Harris Scale Investors

    43 min

  2. 30 JUL

    AI Australia Presents: This Week in AI vol 13

    In this episode of This Week in AI brought to you by the AI Australia podcast, Kobi and Natalie dive into wide-ranging discussions covering recent political events, traversing: The implications of the French and UK election outcomes, and their relation to technology. AI's role in the U.S. presidential elections Tech sector developments like Meta's Llama models, and the economic and environmental impact of AI advancements The intersection of AI with job markets, wealth distribution, and universal basic income studies, while also considering the cultural and ethical impacts of technological integration in corporate settings The recent global technology outage caused by CrowdStrike on Microsoft Windows Links: The Grimy Residue of the AI Bubble Toby Murray: What really happened at CrowdStrike... Business Insider: CrowdStrike CEO Has Twice Been at the Centre of Global Tech Failure Lawfare: The CrowdStrike Outage and Market-Driven Brittleness

    24 min
  3. Venture Capital in AI with Danielle Haj-Moussa and Roo Harris (Part 1)

    23 JUL

    Venture Capital in AI with Danielle Haj-Moussa and Roo Harris (Part 1)

    This episode of AI Australia features a discussion with Danielle Haj-Moussa, a deep-tech investor at Main Sequence Ventures, and Roo Harris, a partner at Scale Investors. The conversation spans the different investment types, the importance of inclusive and ethical AI, and the differences between deep tech and general tech. Danielle shares insights into Main Sequence's focus on decarbonisation, industrial productivity, and the commercialisation of groundbreaking research. Roo discusses Scale Investors' mission to fund female-led startups across diverse sectors, emphasising the need to support underrepresented voices in innovation. Both speakers explore the evolving landscape of AI, the impact of democratising AI through open-source models, and the critical role of diverse and ethical investment in shaping the future. We hope you enjoy this thought-provoking conversation as much as we enjoyed having it - we enjoyed it so much we have decided to make this a two-parter and delve even deeper into this topic in our next episode. Links: Danielle Haj-Moussa (Main Sequence Ventures) Roo Harris Scale Investors

    45 min

  4. 9 JUL

    AI Australia Presents: This Week in AI vol 12

    We're back after a bit of hiatus, and a rebrand - the AI Australia podcast is now brought to you by Mantel Group (formerly a house of brands including eliiza). This was recorded a couple of weeks ago, which is a lifetime in this age of AI, but hopefully you still enjoy the conversation as much as Nat & Kobi enjoyed having it. In this episode of 'This Week in AI', we discuss the continued rapid developments in AI, such as: The lack of transparency and accountability within organisations like OpenAI, which led to significant internal conflicts and questionable practices such as unauthorised voice usage and staff contract clawbacks. The broader implications of AI on personal identity, regulation, and the importance of maintaining ethical standards in the industry. We address the global impact of political developments and election outcomes influenced by AI, as well as the real-world consequences of algorithmic manipulation in social media.  We highlight the necessity for greater transparency, robust governance frameworks, and regulatory actions to ensure AI technologies are developed and utilized responsibly. Look out for our upcoming episode(s?) on how AI is shaping the Venture Capital landscape today.

    22 min
  5. AI in Education with Prof Andrew Maynard

    13 JUN

    AI in Education with Prof Andrew Maynard

    We have rebranded! The AI Australia is now brought to you by Mantel Group (Eliiza's parent company).  Please join us this week as we discuss AI in education with Professor Andrew Maynard from the Arizona State University. Andrew's fascinating takes from the front line of educating in the age of AI show a vision of the future and interrogates some of the common misconceptions of AI in education.

    39 min

  6. 23 FEB

    AI and Cybersecurity with Karissa Breen and EJ Wise

    Welcome back to the AI Australia podcast for 2024, with your hosts Natalie Rouse and Kobi Leins. We are joined by two experts in the field of cybersecurity - "The Voice of Cyber" multimedia journalist Karissa Breen and internationally recognised cyber law expert Emma (EJ) Wise. We start off learning about Aboriginal Birthing Trees, then talk about the ethics of self-driving cars, international regulation & frameworks, education, the use of autonomous technology in the military, cyber law, the use of AI in manipulating upcoming elections, information warfare, the naming of the Russian hacker responsible for the Medibank hack, and the opportunity for AI to drive innovation on both sides of the fence - for organisations protecting themselves and for hackers. We make it clear we do not condone cyber criminality! Unfortunately we did lose the last half of EJ's audio, which is a technical travesty because she did have many fascinating things to say - we will get her back to share more of her great thoughts and experiences at a later date.    Links: Karissa Breen Emma (EJ) Wise Aboriginal Birthing Tree Missy Cummings on Tesla Autopilot Automating the Banality and Radicality of Evil Moral Machine

    34 min

  7. 15/12/2023

    AI Australia Presents: This Week in AI vol 11

    In our last episode for 2023, Kobi & Nat discuss the following recent developments around the world and how they relate to Australia: The EU AI Act, which has made it another step closer to reality, albeit with some conditions for regulating foundation models that not everyone is happy with. Kobi has been reading Nancy Levison's new book, which looks at large historical accidents and unpacks what that looks like from a human perspective. We wonder how the Act will plug into the new international standards coming out, and whether that might result in some more granular teeth for the Act. Microsoft has been quietly talking to industrial organisations in the US, leading us to wonder how the Hollywood Writer's strike will impact other union negotiations around the world. The attribution of job losses to AI or automation is proving difficult, and will make future union negotiations even more interesting. Kobi talks about the history and evolution of boards over time, which leads us to circle back to the Open AI board purging and reflect on recent information that has come out about why exactly Sam Altman was fired in the first place.

    21 min

  8. 01/12/2023

    AI Australia Presents: This Week in AI vol 10

    This week join Kobi and Natalie as they discuss some perhaps seemingly-unrelated global trends, and ponder how AI may or may not impact or amplify them in the future. We raise questions about: There are around 40 upcoming elections happening around the world in 2024; have we already seen advancements in AI play a role in driving a shift to the right, and what might we expect to see in the next year? There is a trend where local media is becoming increasingly scarce - what does that mean for our local collective understandings & conversations, and global polarisation? The lack of diversity (gender and otherwise) in technology media (and the technology industry in general) presents a major hurdle for language models of the future as it leads to a lack of variety in the type of voices on record today, and hence in training data tomorrow.  Links: Where are all the godmothers of AI? In the Guardian A 'Trump moment' in the Netherlands shows that Europe still has a populist problem - CNN Brace for elections: 40 countries are voting in 2024 - Bloomberg The Guardian view on local journalism's decline: bad news for democracy

    22 min
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The AI Australia Podcast is hosted by Natalie Rouse and Dr Kobi Leins and brought to you by Mantel Group. We report what’s going on in Artificial Intelligence in Australia today with a particular focus on practicing responsible AI, diversity and inclusion and AI at scale. What should we be aware of? And how could this affect society in Australia? Natalie is a champion of all things data committed to spreading better understanding of the impacts of AI within our communities. Dr Kobi Leins is a reformed lawyer who has always run alongside (and at times with) science and technology. We bring in leaders from across industry to get a sneak peak into what they’re working on and how they are handling any ethical considerations.

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