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Australians are finding AI increasingly difficult to avoid, but say the ability to question, assess & decide when to use it is more important than knowing how AI systems work, according to a new Community Panel on AI www.admscentre.org.au/knowing-when... #DigitalLiteracy

Congratus to Prof Flora Salim, ADM+S Chief Investigator from UNSW, elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering in recognition of her work advancing human-centric artificial intelligence www.admscentre.org.au/professor-fl... #ATSE #AI #ComputerScience

As governments consider how best to respond to the challenges of AI & automated decision-making, ADM+S researchers are contributing to policy development & public debate across AI, privacy, online safety and digital platforms. 👉 Read the October ADM+S mailchi.mp/rmit/2026-oc...

Australia's draft Digital Duty of Care is "a welcome and necessary reform," but its public pitch as an off switch for 'the algorithm' misses the point, write Queensland University of Technology's Daniel Angus and Jean Burgess and Western Sydney University's Amanda Third.

Congratulations to Associate Investigator Emeritus Professor Terry Carney AO, from ADM+S at the University of Sydney awarded a 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Council of Australian Law Deans www.admscentre.org.au/emeritus-pro...

Today, we celebrate International Research Administrators’ Day and our extraordinary professional team, whose commitment and dedication make the remarkable achievements of ADM+S researchers possible. #ResearchAdministratorsDay

ADM+S has made a submission to the proposed Digital Duty of Care, highlighting the importance of flexible regulation, user agency and access to platform data for independent research apo.org.au/node/335997 #DigitalDutyOfCare #OnlineSafety #DigitalPolicy #PlatformGovernance #AIRegulation

New research from the ADM+S, undertaken in partnership with the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner examines how AI is being procured and deployed across the Victorian public sector apo.org.au/node/335167 #AIGovernance #AIPolicy

Congratulations to Dr Giselle Newton named one of 12 researchers recognised in this year’s Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Awards. Read more www.admscentre.org.au/dr-giselle-n... #YoungTallPoppy #Science #Research #FertilityCare

As Australia considers new legislation to introduce a digital duty of care, ADM+S researchers are examining what the proposed approach could mean for online platforms, users and the regulation of digital services open.spotify.com/episode/3npk... #DigitalDutyOfCare #OnlineSafety #DigitalPlatforms

ADM+S researchers have contributed to the latest parliamentary inquiry into Australia’s AI future, calling for responsible AI development supported by strong governance, research and independent oversight apo.org.au/node/335900 #ResponsibleAI #AI #AIResearch #AIGovernance #DigitalSafety

This Social Sciences Week we celebrate ADM+S researchers from across humanities, social & technological sciences working together with communities to understand how AI & Automated Decision-Making technologies shape society & how society should shape the technologies we build & use.

What does ADM & AI look like beyond Silicon Valley? A new ADM+S report explores how communities, businesses & governments in the Global South are developing & adapting automated decision-making to local needs & challenging dominant narratives about where AI innovation happens apo.org.au/node/335185

AI companions are becoming part of our emotional lives. Can traditional AI regulation adequately address technologies designed to create intimate relationships? Our latest podcast explores AI companions, digital duty of care & what responsible regulation could look like #AICompanions #AIRegulation

AI companions are becoming part of our emotional lives. This podcast episode explores AI companions, digital duty of care & what responsible regulation could look like spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/OXcLpqiB75b #AICompanions #ArtificialIntimacy

A new working paper from ADM+S examines how Australian documentary practitioners are responding to generative AI & what current policy frameworks may be missing apo.org.au/node/335701 #GenAI #Documentary

Who owns our data and who profits from it? in the latest Careful Minds, Rayane El Masri speaks with Shilpa Singh Jaswant about data colonialism, digital sovereignty & the hidden labour behind our digital lives. What would a fairer digital future look like? #Podcast #DataColonialism #DataRights

New research into China’s AI-generated video industry reveals a new kind of platform worker. Producing 50+ videos a week, they use AI to test formats & optimise content for algorithms, offering a glimpse into the future of creative work. 👉 Read more link.springer.com/article/10.1... #AISlop

How do audiences feel about Voice AI in Australian media? A new ADM+S report explores Australians’ experiences & perceptions, finding a clear desire for genuine human connection & concerns about authenticity & the impact of AI on creative workers Read more apo.org.au/node/335506 #VoiceAI #GenAI

In a new @theconversation.com article Dr Natalie Sheard argues we must seek to make AI hiring systems free from bias and discrimination, but acknowledges it will be a complicated and difficult task to enforce. 👉 Read the full article: bit.ly/4qiTvcy

What does AI safety really mean? We explore the big questions facing Australia: the role of the Office of AI, companion bots, the National AI Plan, AI accountability, data centres, and Digital Duty of Care to protect Australians online Listen now admscentre.org/3TKj7CC #AISafety #ResponsibleAI

New ADM+S research introduces a design framework to help technologies like e-scooters, ride-sharing and delivery apps better balance convenience with safer, more inclusive communities bit.ly/4wDlKV2 #ResponsibleAI #SmartCities

Can Australia effectively implement a ‘digital duty of care?’ 📲 Australia's proposed digital duty of care is an important step toward reducing online harms, but it will only be effective if it is accompanied by an ecosystem of platform observability. 👉 bit.ly/4b26vg0 #socialmedia #bigtech

New research from the ADM+S, developed in partnership with Tactical Tech, Good Things Foundation Australia & ACMI, explores how AI literacy can help communities recognise & respond to emerging AI-powered voice scams #AILiteracy #ScamAwareness #DigitalInclusion #VoiceCloning bit.ly/3Sz1qpi

We’re inviting school students and teachers to submit their burning questions about AI. Whether your question is big, small, weird, funny, or seriously important — we want to hear it. Selected questions answered on Ask an Expert podcast during National Science Week admscentre.org/ask-an-expert

Young Victorians will shape safer social media via a 2026 VicHealth grant. Led by ADM+S Swinburne University of Technology, UniMelb & UQ with @AlannahMadeline 👉Read more admscentre.org/4xx6VVe #VicHealth #ResearchImpact #DigitalCapabilities #SocialMediaAds

Two thirds of regional and remote #FirstNations families don’t have home internet. This is what the digital gap looks like. Read the new report edited by Daniel Featherstone, ACCAN Board member and RMIT researcher: apo.org.au/sites/defaul...

Leading researchers in digital governance & AI ethics from ADM+S & the Centre of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics have released a new policy brief in response to the Australian Government's Issues Paper on a proposed Digital Duty of Care for online services admscentre.org/3ShnlAV

Have you ever received a phone call & wondered whether you were speaking to a human or an AI agent? Jean Burgess speaks to ABC Radio host about her recent experience with an AI cold-calling “real estate assistant” admscentre.org/3QaL9pC @jeanburgess.bsky.social #VoiceAI #GenerativeAuthenticity

A new @theconversation.com article by ADM+S researchers Silvia Montaña-Niño & @tjthomson.bsky.social provides strategies to identify AI generated content. 👉Familiarise yourself with #AIslop 👉Look deeply at details and inconsistencies 👉Look widely & verify the content source More: bit.ly/4dxmggI

What happens when search engines stop linking to information and start summarising it for us? 🔍 Read "Framing the future of search: A discourse analysis of Google's AI Overviews": bit.ly/4fAFa7M This study is part of the Australian Search Experience 2.0 project More: admscentre.org/4nFkYDH

Congratulations to ADM+S researcher, Dr Yuncheng Hua from UNSW, who has been selected for the competitive UNSW Founders Engineering Spinout Fellowship. 👉 Read more: bit.ly/4uz45gn

Join us for the Platform Economies Research Network (PERN) Salon, Friday 15 May. The PERN Salon will host Nick Srnicek, Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy, King’s College London. Register now: bit.ly/4dpOIAW

The 2025 ADM+S Annual Report is now available. The 2025 edition highlights the Centre's major contributions to responsible, ethical, and inclusive approaches to automated decision-making systems and artificial intelligence (AI). 👉 admscentre.org/2025-Annual-Report

In this new article, ADM+S researcher Georgia van Toorn breaks down what the new NDIS eligibility criteria really means and how computational systems may be used to support decision-making 👉 Read more: bit.ly/4u8UjRU #NDIS #robodebt

This new submission responds to the NSW Legislative Council Public Accountability and Works Committee Inquiry on Data Centres. It argues for a stronger framework that treats data centres as infrastructure with environmental, social and public impacts. 🔗 bit.ly/48gTspR #datacentres #AI

New research: Misleading political ads flooded social media during Australia’s 2025 federal election. Using 22,000+ ads collected directly from voters’ phones, researchers captured what Australians actually saw online beyond platform ad libraries apo.org.au/node/332660 #PoliticalAdvertising

Do you listen to podcasts, radio, audiobooks or other audio media? Do you think you have ever heard an AI-Generated voice? Take part in our online survey and help researchers find out how everyday Australian adults think and feel about Voice AI admscentre.org/VoiceAIMedia #VoiceAI #CitizenScience

We are excited to launch Careful Minds: AI, Ethics and Society, a new podcast series from the ADM+S hosted by PhD Student Rayane El Masri. The series will host conversations with researchers, technologists, philosophers & policy thinkers. Listen on Spotify spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/XITXV2Nfr1b

As voice AI becomes embedded in toys and everyday life, how do we help children not just use it, but question & help design it? www.admscentre.org.au/enhancing-pr... #AIethics #VoiceAI #CoDesign