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The West Live Podcast
Hegseth slams Aus defence spending & AI anxiety

The West Live Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 14:27


In today’s episode, Ben O’Shea unpacks US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s broadside at Albo’s military spending. Plus, Prof. Toby Walsh explains why Australia’s AI anxiety might be holding us back.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UNSW Centre for Ideas
Dark Technologies

UNSW Centre for Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 47:08


Machines lead the charge on today's battlefields, but what does this mean for the people caught in the crossfire? Learn from journalist Antony Loewenstein, whose Walkley Award-winning investigation, The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World, uncovered the widespread commercialisation and global deployment of Israeli weaponry tested in Palestinian territories. Antony is joined by AI expert Toby Walsh, whose new book, Faking It: Artificial Intelligence in a Human World, explores how AI impersonates human intelligence.  Listen to this vital conversation with host Michael Richardson about the intersection of technology, conflict, occupation and surveillance.This event is presented by the Sydney Writers' Festival and supported by UNSW Sydney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nightlife
A Deep Dive Into Artificial Intelligence

Nightlife

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 47:57


Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist at the Uni of NSW's AI Institute and author of  "The Shortest History of AI", joins Philip Clark with a historical take on AI technology. 

The Agenda Podcast
DeepSeek shocks the world of A.I.

The Agenda Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 29:39


Send us a textAt the end of last year, DeepSeek was a little-known Chinese Artificial Intelligence startup. But by the end of last month it was the most talked about company in the world, whose revolutionary approach to open-sourced generative AI had rocked global markets, wiping more than a trillion dollars off tech and energy stocks, and seemingly leveling the global AI playing field. But what do the shockwaves caused by DeepSeek mean for the future of AI, and indeed the future of global geopolitics?In this episode of The Agenda, Juliet Mann speaks to Toby Walsh, Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Dr Brian Wong, Geopolitical strategist and Tech Advisor from Hong Kong University and Michael Michie co-founder of Kenyan start-up EverseTech to find out. 

The Inside Story Podcast
Will Europe step up its game with AI?

The Inside Story Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 25:35


The French president has described the artificial intelligence summit in Paris as 'a wake-up call'. He's urging Europe to get more competitive in a field dominated by the US and China. So, is this the beginning of a golden age of innovation? Or a technology war of a new kind? In this Episode: Jody Westby, Chief Executive, Global Cyber Risk. Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist, AI Institute, University of New South Wales Sydney. Adrian Monck, Former Managing Director, World Economic Forum. Host: James Bays Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook At Al Jazeera Podcasts, we want to hear from you, our listeners. So, please head to https://www.aljazeera.com/survey and tell us your thoughts about this show and other Al Jazeera podcasts. It only takes a few minutes!

Chat Lounge
Is China overtaking the U.S. in AI?

Chat Lounge

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 55:00


Wall Street has been stunned. A Chinese quantitative hedge fund fueled a massive selloff of tech stocks, not with quant trading, but with the release of its large-language model, DeepSeek R1. How could a Chinese hedge fund trigger such a shockwave in the AI sector? How may it reshape AI-related industries? Does it signal an acceleration of China catching up or surpassing the U.S. in AI? And is it heralding the crumbling of the U.S. “small yard and high fence” strategy against China?Host Tu Yun joins Prof. Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist from the AI Institute, University of New South Wales, Australia, Andy Mok, a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, and Chen Jiahe, the Chief Investment Officer of Beijing-based Novem Arcae Technologies for a close look at the issue on this episode of Chat Lounge.

The Inside Story Podcast
How will US tech firms react to DeepSeek? 

The Inside Story Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 24:12


How will US tech firms react to DeepSeek? The Chinese artificial intelligence start-up says it can match Google and ChatGPT at a fraction of the cost. Donald Trump says it's a wake-up call for developers. So, who will dominate in this bitter digital rivalry? In this Episode: Ray Wang, CEO and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research. Toby Walsh, Professor of A-I, University of New South Wales. Brian Wong, Fellow, Centre on Contemporary China and the World. Host: Elizabeth Puranam Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook At Al Jazeera Podcasts, we want to hear from you, our listeners. So, please head to https://www.aljazeera.com/survey and tell us your thoughts about this show and other Al Jazeera podcasts. It only takes a few minutes!

The Signal
What to expect from AI in 2025

The Signal

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 15:10


2024 was a huge year for artificial intelligence, with AI powered features integrated into everything from search engines to phones.So, what can we expect from the technology this year?Today, Toby Walsh, the chief scientist at the AI institute at the University of New South Wales on whether this is the year that AI tools really start to make life easier.He explains what AI developments mean for job losses and why you should start using AI tools at work. Featured: Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist at UNSW.ai, the AI Institute of University of New South Wales Sydney

The Briefing
The AI tools that will make your life easier in 2025

The Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 23:55


Headlines: Rescued hiker in NSW survived a fortnight on berries and two muesli bars, wildfires have forced thousands to flee in Los Angeles, the pilot in Rottnest Island plane crash identified, and Brisbane (somehow) ranks worst city in Australia for traffic. Deep Dive: As artificial intelligence gets exponentially better at just about everything, it’s making people in all kinds of professions – from teachers to doctors, to lawyers, to retail workers – a little bit nervous. But AI is also making a lot of people very excited, with new, mind-bending capabilities coming online every week. What tools should you be using in 2025 to keep ahead of the curve and make your life a little easier? As part of The Briefing’s series on how to start your 2025 right, Bension Siebert is joined by Toby Walsh, professor of Artificial Intelligence at UNSW, to guide you through what’s out there, what you should be using, and where to start with AI in the new year. Follow The Briefing: TikTok: @listnrnewsroom Instagram: @listnrnewsroom @thebriefingpodcast YouTube: @LiSTNRnewsroom Facebook: @LiSTNR NewsroomSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keen On Democracy
Episode 2285: Toby Walsh on the revolutionary promise and peril of AI in 2025

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 51:57


The Artificial Intelligence revolution has dwarfed everything else in tech during 2024. But according to Toby Walsh, author of the upcoming The Shortest History of AI, 2025 also promises to be a revolutionary year in the history of AI. The AI agents are coming, Walsh suggests, warning that 2025 might be the first year in which we will be able to quantify the job losses caused by smart machines. And then there's regulation, the Australian based Walsh notes, predicting that in 2025 we are going to see more and more governments around the world directly confront the consequences of technology that is about to revolutionize the world. Toby Walsh is one of the world's leading researchers in Artificial Intelligence. He is a Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of New South Wales and leads a research group at Data61, Australia's Centre of Excellence for ICT Research. He has been elected a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of AI for his contributions to AI research, and has won the prestigious Humboldt research award. He has previously held research positions in England, Scotland, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland and Sweden.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

UNSW Centre for Ideas
Toby Walsh | Ministry of AI

UNSW Centre for Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 11:33


What can we expect from a world of deepfakes where anything you see or hear might be synthetic and the output of AI? Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at UNSW, Toby Walsh unpacks untruths and warns of a future inundated with machine-generated content, predicting that soon, 99% of what we read, see, and hear will be created by AI. Listen as Toby discusses the urgent need for digital watermarks to authenticate online content, proposing that this technology can help restore trust. However, he cautions that building this infrastructure will take time, leaving us in a precarious situation where truth is increasingly contested. Presented as part of The Ethics Centre's Festival of Dangerous Ideas, supported by UNSW Sydney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Skeptiko – Science at the Tipping Point
Toby Walsh: AI Ethics and the Quest for Unbiased Truth |645|

Skeptiko – Science at the Tipping Point

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024


The tension between AI safety and truth-seeking isn’t what you think it is. In Skeptiko..

Keen On Democracy
Episode 2197: Keith and Andrew on why, in our AI Age, Specialists will be the New Proletariat

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 33:01


Earlier this week, I interviewed the Australian AI expert Toby Walsh about Google's new NotebookLM, a seemingly magical AI product that creates believable conversation between bots. Today, on our weekly That Was The Week tech roundup, Keith Teare and I agreed that this is going to profoundly change the way we not only produce media, but also how we imagine “trust” and “truth” in our synthetic media age. Referencing an optimistic essay by @Every CEO Dan Shipper entitled “Generalists Own the Future”, we agreed that products like NotebookLM will create what Shipper calls a “wicked environment” for generalists to create their own unique content. GPT-4o and Claude Sonnet 3.5 and the other LLMs means that we all have “10,000 Ph.D.'s available at our fingertips.” While that's exciting news for know-nothing generalists like Keith and I, it's less good news for all those narrow Ph.Ds beavering away in research libraries In the age of AI, these types of narrow specialists are the new proletariat. Luddites will, of course, encourage them to unite, telling them that they nothing to lose but their (irrelevant) specialization. But, in they want to survive in our synthetic media age, they might be better off turning in their library cards and downloading NotebookLM.Keith Teare is the founder and CEO of SignalRank Corporation. Previously, he was executive chairman at Accelerated Digital Ventures Ltd., a U.K.-based global investment company focused on startups at all stages. Teare studied at the University of Kent and is the author of “The Easy Net Book” and “Under Siege.” He writes regularly for TechCrunch and publishes the “That Was The Week” newsletter.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Keen On Democracy
Episode 2195: Toby Walsh on why AI is finally ready to change everything

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 39:31


The AI revolution, long in hype but short in practice, is finally beginning to happen. In today's WSJ, the tech writer Joanna Stern introduces her own Joannabot to review the new iPhone 16. Soon, of course, we will increasingly struggle to distinguished between the real Joanna and her Joannabot. And the same will also be true for yours truly on KEEN ON who will, in the not too distant future, be easily replicated (ie: replaced) by an Andrewbot. That, at least, is the view of Toby Walsh, one of the world's most respected AI experts and authors. As Walsh explained to me (the real AK), he's been playing around with Google's new NotebookLM, a break-through product which, he says, amazed him as much as his reaction to GPT3. Toby is right. NotebookLM is an astonishingly good product which, in the not too distant future, will make most podcasters like myself redundant. My only consolation is that my wife works for Google. And she, I'm proud to say, is impossible to replicate. Toby Walsh is Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of New South Wales in Sydney and CSIRO's Data61. He is the winner of the prestigious Celestino Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science and was named on the international “Who's Who in AI” list of influencers. He appears regularly on TV and radio, has been profiled by the New York Times and has authored four books on AI for a general audience, the most recent ones entitled “Machines Behaving Badly” and “Faking It: Artificial Intelligence in a Human World” (Fall 2023). He is a Fellow of the Australia Academy of Science and was named by the newspaper The Australian as one of the “rock stars” of Australia's digital revolution. He has won both the Humboldt Prize and the NSW Premier's Prize for Excellence in Engineering and ICT. His Twitter account was voted in the top ten to follow to keep abreast of developments in AI.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

UNSW Centre for Ideas
Great Debate: Artificial Intelligence is Better Than the Real Thing

UNSW Centre for Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 61:47


Humankind stands at a crossroads: will artificial intelligence make us superhumanly productive, liberating us from life's most mundane tasks? Or have we opened Pandora's box, unleashing sentient technology that will eventually destroy us? In a colossal contest of persuasion and wit, two teams of our best and brightest debate whether artificial intelligence is better than the real thing.  Listen and help us decide once and for all who wins in the battle of man vs. machine with team captains Annabel Crabb and David Marr, as they duke it out alongside teammates Matilda Boseley, Rhys Nicholson, Tracey Spicer and Toby Walsh. Presented by Sydney Writers' Festival and supported by UNSW Centre for Ideas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TechTopia
SOMMERKAVALKADE 4: År 2062 - AI har taget magten

TechTopia

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 24:30


Tager man 300 AI-forskere og spørger dem, hvornår kunstig intelligens vil trumfe menneskelig intelligens, så lyder gennemsnittet af deres svar: År 2062. Det gjorde den australske AI-forsker Toby Walsh, og så skrev han bogen "2062", der tager fat på en lang række af de udfordringer, som kunstig intelligens giver os. Udover sin forskning har han i de senere år organiseret et stort antal AI-forskere til at skrive under på protester mod udviklingen af offensive, autonome våben. Det, som nogle kalder dræberrobotter. Ofte diskuterer vi, om AI kan være kreativ som mennesker, fordi det for os er det ypperste eksempel på den menneskelige intelligens' overlegenhed. Ugens gæstevært er den generelle kunstige intelligens Henriette, som er baseret på et upload af Henrik Føhns til en computer. Hun taler til os fra året 2062. Og så har hun også inviteret et kor af AI'er til at synge en sang fremtiden baseret på tekster fra vor tid. Lyder det sært? Så lyt! Medvirkende: 
Toby Walsh, Scientia professor of artificial intelligence, UNSW Sydney
 Links:
 Toby Walsh, https://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~tw/

Not Quite Write
Interview with Toby Walsh & Carla Wilshire at Words on the Waves 2024 (#16)

Not Quite Write

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 29:47


Ed and Amanda chat with Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist of the AI Institute of the University of New South Wales, and Carla Wilshire, founding CEO of The Social Policy Group. Both authors have a keen interest in the way AI is redefining the world as we know it. But should we be pessimistic or optimistic? And does AI even care what we think? Buy Toby's books and Carla's book. Learn more about the Words on the Waves Writers Festival. Connect with us at https://notquitewritepodcast.com Register for the next Not Quite Write Prize at https://notquitewriteprize.com

Talking Tech - Vision Australia Radio
Talking Tech Interview Special: Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Toby Walsh

Talking Tech - Vision Australia Radio

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 35:55 Transcription Available


In this podcast, Toby Walsh is joined by Vision Australia assistive technology guru and 'Talking Tech' presenter David Woodbridge to chat all things Artificial Intelligence. Toby Walsh is Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales, research group leader at Data61, adjunct professor at QUT, external Professor of the Department of Information Science at Uppsala University, an honorary fellow of the School of Informatics at Edinburgh University and an Associate Member of the Australian Human Rights Institute at UNSW. Need more from Professor Toby Walsh?  Listen to our recent Vision Australia Library presentation as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival, In conversation with Toby Walsh as he examines the possibilities and perils of emerging AI technologies, from ChatGPT to facial recognition and self-driving cars, with Elizabeth McCarthy. https://omny.fm/shows/interview-highlights/melbourne-writers-festival-special-in-conversati-1Support this Vision Australia Radio program: https://www.visionaustralia.org/donate?src=radio&type=0&_ga=2.182040610.46191917.1644183916-1718358749.1627963141See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7am
Is Australia lagging on AI?

7am

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 18:31


All over the world, humanity is rushing to regulate the development of artificial intelligence. Now, the Australian government has announced its first steps toward controlling the development of AI. But is it already too late? And do we really understand what the risks are? The technology is advancing at such a fast pace that some examples are becoming indistinguishable from real life. Today, Professor Toby Walsh, author of Faking It, on whether Australia is going far enough to regulate AI and the consequences of getting it wrong. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Author of Faking It, Professor Toby Walsh

The Signal
What happens when AI gets ‘human' cognition?

The Signal

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 13:50


One year ago ChatGPT was just taking off, the artificial intelligence bot amazed people with its ability to do anything from writing job applications, to travel itineraries and essays.Since then, AI technology has been evolving. So, are you an AI ‘boomer' or ‘doomer'? Do you think artificial intelligence will make the world a better place or are you worried it could destroy our way of life? Today, Professor Toby Walsh, the chief scientist at UNSW's AI institute explains the recent fight over AI in Silicon Valley and the latest innovations we need to know about. Featured: Toby Walsh, chief scientist at the AI institute at the University of New South Wales

The Briefing
What really went down with reinstated ChatGPT boss Sam Altman?

The Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 18:45


Sam Altman was fired from his position as CEO of OpenAI and then four days later was reinstated. Altman is the darling of Silicon Valley, with Open AI now the hottest company in tech today, having released the ChatGPT chatbot and DALL-E image generator. In this episode of The Briefing Tom Tilley speaks with AI scientist Toby Walsh about who Altman is and what this latest saga tells us about what's going on at the top of the tech world.   Headlines: Gaza truce extended for two days Australia to ban disposable single use vape imports Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial update      Follow The Briefing:Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAUSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ideas at the House
AI: The Human Interface

Ideas at the House

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2023 81:11


In a year when everyone is talking about artificial intelligence, we need to talk about the human kind. What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to be conscious of your existence, your thoughts, your dreams? As machines develop, what might be left that is uniquely human? Our pursuit of pleasure and its rewards? Our ability to love? AI expert Toby Walsh and evolutionary biologist Rob Brooks join journalist Rae Johnston to tackle the fundamental questions we should be asking amid the advent of super intelligent machines. This is the second episode of a five-part season which showcases recent events from the Sydney Opera House, and was recorded live in October 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Briefing
How we are being tricked into believing AI has human intelligence

The Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 20:15


AI today is often about faking human intelligence, but this fakery isn't a modern phenomenon. It can be traced back to the very beginning of the field. It is one of AI's original sins! Professor Toby Walsh joins Tom Tilley to explain the fundamentals at the heart of AI, drawing back the curtain to reveal the reality behind all this artificiality in his new book.   Headlines: China's President Xi Jinping meets with Anthony Albanese Police search for two people after a horrific crash in Sydney Five people killed in Daylesford pub crash have been identified    RBA is tipped to raise rates Melbourne Cup facing less than ideal weather   Follow The Briefing:Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAUSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 9pm Edict
The 9pm Kenya with a K and an AI with UNSW Scientia Professor Toby Walsh

The 9pm Edict

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 54:41


It's all about artificial intelligence as the spring series continues with one of the leaders in the field, Scientia Professor Toby Walsh, chief scientist at the UNSW AI Institute.We talk about the potential for AI to become an existential threat to humanity, where you would or wouldn't want a human-shaped robot, whether AI constructs should be labelled as such, the ethics of feeding copies of books into large language models, creativity and copyright law, how to draw a platypus, and why you need a safe word to prove you're really you.Full podcast details and credits at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00201/Please support this podcast by throwing a few dollars into the tip jar at:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Thriving on Overload
Toby Walsh on the differences between human and artificial intelligence, our relationship to machines, amplifying capabilities, and making the right choices (AC Ep14)

Thriving on Overload

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 39:16


The post Toby Walsh on the differences between human and artificial intelligence, our relationship to machines, amplifying capabilities, and making the right choices (AC Ep14) appeared first on amplifyingcognition.

Conversations
Toby Walsh: the power and perils of Chat GPT

Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 50:00


Professor Toby Walsh on the rise of generative AI chatbots and their potential to overtake human intelligence

Conversations
Toby Walsh: the power and perils of Chat GPT

Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 50:00


Professor Toby Walsh on the rise of generative AI chatbots and their potential to overtake human intelligence

The Signal
Does it matter if AI is smarter than us?

The Signal

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 12:11


We're hearing a lot about artificial intelligence - or AI - recently, and it's really a mixed bag.  It's technology some experts say can save lives, while others are warning it could become so powerful it will actually destroy humanity.  So what should we make of it?  Today, AI expert and chief scientist at the University of New South Wales AI Institute, Professor Toby Walsh, on why we should be alert, not alarmed.  Featured:  Professor Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist, UNSW AI Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney 

The Signal
Does it matter if AI is smarter than us?

The Signal

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 12:11


We're hearing a lot about artificial intelligence - or AI - recently, and it's really a mixed bag.  It's technology some experts say can save lives, while others are warning it could become so powerful it will actually destroy humanity.  So what should we make of it?  Today, AI expert and chief scientist at the University of New South Wales AI Institute, Professor Toby Walsh, on why we should be alert, not alarmed.  Featured:  Professor Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist, UNSW AI Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney 

Sky News - Credlin
Credlin, Friday 2 June

Sky News - Credlin

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 48:53


Judge dismisses Roberts-Smith defamation case, fair work rules to increase minimum wage, energy prices add to cost of living. Plus, Professor Toby Walsh joins the show to discuss government regulations in relation to AI. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thrivve Podcast
#47: Examining Regulation for ChatGPT: Dr. Luciano Floridi

Thrivve Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 54:22


The AI Asia Pacific Institute (AIAPI) is hosting a series of conversations with leading artificial intelligence (AI) experts to study ChatGPT and its risks, looking to arrive at tangible recommendations for regulators and policymakers. These experts include Dr. Toby Walsh, Dr. Stuart Russell, Dr. Pedro Domingos, and Dr. Luciano Floridi, as well as our internal advisory board and research affiliates. We have published a briefing note outlining some of the critical risks of generative AI and highlighting potential concerns.  The following is a conversation with Dr. Luciano Floridi.  Dr. Luciano Floridi holds a double appointment as professor of philosophy and ethics of information at the University of Oxford, Oxford Internet Institute where he is also Governing Body Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, and as Professor of Sociology of Culture and Communication at the University of Bologna, Department of Legal Studies, where he is the director of the Centre for Digital Ethics. He is adjunct professor ("distinguished scholar in residence"), Department of Economics, American University, Washington D.C. Dr. Floridi is best known for his work on two areas of philosophical research: the philosophy of information, and information ethics (also known as digital ethics or computer ethics), for which he received many awards, including the Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit, Italy's most prestigious honour. According to Scopus, Floridi was the most cited living philosopher in the world in 2020.Between 2008 and 2013, he held the research chair in philosophy of information and the UNESCO Chair in Information and Computer Ethics at the University of Hertfordshire. He was the founder and director of the IEG, an interdepartmental research group on the philosophy of information at the University of Oxford, and of the GPI the research Group in Philosophy of Information at the University of Hertfordshire. He was the founder and director of the SWIF, the Italian e-journal of philosophy (1995–2008). He is a former Governing Body Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford. *** For show notes and past guests, please visit https://aiasiapacific.org/podcast/ For questions, please contact us at contact@aiasiapacific.org or follow us on Twitter or Instagram to stay in touch.

Young Dad Podcast
50: The Good Bad Dad- Toby Walsh

Young Dad Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 49:47


We could have talked about coaching the whole time, but we didn't, and we got into why you show up week after week after week. This week on the Young Dad Podcast, we welcome a friend of the show, Toby, aka The Good Bad Dad. Toby brings experience with kids from 17-7, adoption, biological children, sports, parenting in today's world, and much more. It was such a pleasure for him to embark his wisdom and knowledge on me and for all of you to hear and enjoy this week. I want to listen to this a couple of times.  You can find more of Toby here:  IG: https://www.instagram.com/thegoodbaddad/ Website: https://goodbaddad.com/?p=6916 Twitter: @thegoodbaddad Facebook: www.facebook.com/goodbaddad/ Recently launched on the site is the original and inspiring creation by Jey, the 'Well-Balanced Dad Diet'; this creation of words, challenges, inspiration, and first-hand perspective is giving parents everywhere some extra tools to work on themselves to be the parent, partner, friend, and person they want to be. Check it out: https://www.ballboymedia.com/theballboyblog/categories/well-balanced-dad-diet Recently launched was the Young Dad Podcast- Facebook Page. We would love it if you followed and supported us as we grow and expand the Podcast.  Spotify Listeners: Ask us ANYTHING, and we will answer it on our next show. Also, leave five stars if you would be so kind.  YouTube Audience: Hit that subscribe button, like the video, comment, and share.  Apple Podcasters:  Leave a 5 Star Rating and a review for us to read on our next show. Other Platform: Rate, review, comment, and share the Podcast with a friend.  Follow us @youngdadpod on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter  You can find us on our website at ballboymedia.com Remember to hit our linktree for all our deals: https://linktr.ee/BallBoyBlog. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youngdadpod0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youngdadpod0/support

Thrivve Podcast
#46: Examining Regulation for ChatGPT: Dr. Pedro Domingos

Thrivve Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 72:41


The AI Asia Pacific Institute (AIAPI) is hosting a series of conversations with leading artificial intelligence (AI) experts to study ChatGPT and its risks, looking to arrive at tangible recommendations for regulators and policymakers. These experts include Dr. Toby Walsh, Dr. Stuart Russell, Dr. Pedro Domingos, and Dr. Luciano Floridi, as well as our internal advisory board and research affiliates. We have published a briefing note outlining some of the critical risks of generative AI and highlighting potential concerns. The following is a conversation with Dr. Pedro Domingos.  Dr. Pedro Domingos is a professor emeritus of computer science and engineering at the University of Washington and the author of The Master Algorithm. He is a winner of the SIGKDD Innovation Award and the IJCAI John McCarthy Award, two of the highest honors in data science and AI. He is a Fellow of the AAAS and AAAI, and has received an NSF CAREER Award, a Sloan Fellowship, a Fulbright Scholarship, an IBM Faculty Award, several best paper awards, and other distinctions. Dr. Domingos received an undergraduate degree (1988) and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (1992) from IST, in Lisbon, and an M.S. (1994) and Ph.D. (1997) in Information and Computer Science from the University of California at Irvine. He is the author or co-author of over 200 technical publications in machine learning, data mining, and other areas. He is a member of the editorial board of the Machine Learning journal, co-founder of the International Machine Learning Society, and past associate editor of JAIR. Dr. Domingos was program co-chair of KDD-2003 and SRL-2009, and served on the program committees of AAAI, ICML, IJCAI, KDD, NIPS, SIGMOD, UAI, WWW, and others. He has written for the Wall Street Journal, Spectator, Scientific American, Wired, and others. He helped start the fields of statistical relational AI, data stream mining, adversarial learning, machine learning for information integration, and influence maximization in social networks. *** For show notes and past guests, please visit https://aiasiapacific.org/podcast/ For questions, please contact us at contact@aiasiapacific.org or follow us on Twitter or Instagram to stay in touch.

Thrivve Podcast
#45: Examining Regulation for ChatGPT: Dr. Toby Walsh & Dr. Stuart Russell

Thrivve Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 75:14


The AI Asia Pacific Institute (AIAPI) has hosted a series of conversations with leading artificial intelligence (AI) experts to study ChatGPT and its risks, looking to arrive at tangible recommendations for regulators and policymakers. These experts include Dr. Toby Walsh, Dr. Stuart Russell, Dr. Pedro Domingos, and Dr. Luciano Floridi, as well as our internal advisory board and research affiliates. The following is a conversation with Dr. Toby Walsh and Dr. Stuart Russell.  Dr. Toby Walsh is Chief Scientist at UNSW.ai, UNSW's new AI Institute. He is a Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at UNSW Sydney, and he is also an adjunct fellow at CSIRO Data61. He was named by the Australian newspaper as a "rock star" of Australia's digital revolution. He has been elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, a fellow of the ACM, the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) and of the European Association for Artificial Intelligence. He has won the prestigious Humboldt Prize as well as the NSW Premier's Prize for Excellence in Engineering and ICT, and the ACP Research Excellence award. He has previously held research positions in England, Scotland, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland and Sweden. He has played a leading role at the UN and elsewhere on the campaign to ban lethal autonomous weapons (aka "killer robots"). His advocacy in this area has led to him being "banned indefinitely" from Russia. Dr. Stuart Russell is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of California at Berkeley, holder of the Smith-Zadeh Chair in Engineering, and Director of the Center for Human-Compatible AI and the Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public. He is a recipient of the IJCAI Computers and Thought Award and Research Excellence Award and held the Chaire Blaise Pascal in Paris. In 2021 he received the OBE from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and gave the Reith Lectures. He is an Honorary Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford, an Andrew Carnegie Fellow, and a Fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His book "Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach" (with Peter Norvig) is the standard text in AI, used in 1500 universities in 135 countries. His research covers a wide range of topics in artificial intelligence, with a current emphasis on the long-term future of artificial intelligence and its relation to humanity. He has developed a new global seismic monitoring system for the nuclear-test-ban treaty and is currently working to ban lethal autonomous weapons. *** For show notes and past guests, please visit https://aiasiapacific.org/podcast/ For questions, please contact us at contact@aiasiapacific.org or follow us on Twitter or Instagram to stay in touch.

Thrivve Podcast
Season 5: Examining Regulation for ChatGPT

Thrivve Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 0:58


Generative Artificial Intelligence systems have significantly advanced in recent years, enabling machines to generate highly realistic content such as text, images, and audio. While these advancements offer numerous benefits, it is critical that we are aware of the associated risks. The AI Asia Pacific Institute has hosted a series of conversations with leading AI experts to study ChatGPT and its risks, looking to arrive at tangible recommendations for regulators and policymakers. These experts include Dr. Toby Walsh, Dr. Stuart Russell, Dr. Pedro Domingos, and Dr. Luciano Floridi. Join us for season 5 of this Podcast.Subscribe now, wherever you are listening to join these conversations.

Being Indispensable
ChatGPT and AI - Opportunity or Threat For You As An Administrative Professional

Being Indispensable

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 21:03


Description: In this solo episode, we explore how AI and ChatGPT are changing the administrative profession and whether they pose an opportunity or threat for you as an administrative professional. We discuss a recent experiment conducted by the New York Times and share insights on how AI can help you in your daily tasks while also emphasizing the importance of adaptability and staying ahead of the curve. Show Notes: Introduction Discussion about the recent New York Times article on ChatGPT and Bard as executive assistants Results of the experiment and the implications for human executive assistants Adapting to AI and ChatGPT The importance of embracing new technology in the administrative profession Historical examples of technological advancements, such as the electric typewriter and early PCs The need for adaptability, flexibility, and curiosity Insights from Toby Walsh, chief scientist at UNSW's AI Institute AI taking over the four Ds of work: dirty, dull, difficult, and dangerous tasks The limitations of AI, including social and emotional intelligence, creativity, and adaptability Opportunities for administrative professionals Offloading dull tasks to AI and focusing on more creative contributions Upcoming podcast guests who are thought leaders in the administrative profession Following these thought leaders and experimenting with tools like ChatGPT Tips and precautions when using ChatGPT Privacy concerns when using free versions of digital products Inaccuracies in AI-generated results and the importance of verification Mastering the art of crafting prompts for better results Links: New York Times Article: How ChatGPT and Bard Performed as My Executive Assistants Australian Financial Review Article: How ChatGPT Will Change These Four Industries Administrative Thought Leaders to Follow Jessica McBride Robyn Greaves   The new and updated website for The Linchpin Assistant Connect with Liz on Instagram or LinkedIn

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Toby Walsh on the tricky ethical issues AI raises

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 27:47


We let machines decide many of our day to day decisions, but what could happen if artificial intelligence steps in to make even harder ones for us? 

Shirtloads of Science
Chatting with a Bot & Professor Toby Walsh (330)

Shirtloads of Science

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2023 26:12


ChatGPT launched for free in 2022. Like Google it devoured vast data but regurgitated it in human-like responses. Is it truly a marvel? Dr Karl and Prof Toby Walsh put ChatGPT to the test.  

Full Story
How AI fooled Centrelink, and could fool you

Full Story

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 19:46


Thanks to artificial intelligence, faking someone's voice is easier than ever – all you need is a few minutes of audio. An investigation by Guardian Australia has found that this technology is able to fool a voice identification system that's used by the Australian government to secure the private information of millions of people. Data and interactives editor Nick Evershed explains how he discovered this security flaw and AI expert Toby Walsh explores how this technology could potentially make it easier than ever to steal someone's identity or commit scams

Enlaces: Ventana abierta al mundo digital
Creatividad, inteligencia artificial y arte

Enlaces: Ventana abierta al mundo digital

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 2:12


Desde hace 20 años, el artista de Düsseldorf Rainer Eisch utiliza programas informáticos para crear sus obras. Como muchos otros artistas, ve con sentimientos encontrados las nuevas herramientas artísticas de IA.

The Signal
This episode was written by an AI bot

The Signal

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 12:42


It can write poems, essays and even talk to you. That's why ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence bot, is being banned in schools and universities. Today, AI expert Toby Walsh on how the cutting edge technology is already changing our lives. Featured: Toby Walsh, Chief scientist, UNSW AI Institute 

The Signal
This episode was written by an AI bot

The Signal

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 12:42


It can write poems, essays and even talk to you. That's why ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence bot, is being banned in schools and universities. Today, AI expert Toby Walsh on how the cutting edge technology is already changing our lives. Featured: Toby Walsh, Chief scientist, UNSW AI Institute 

Diffusion Science radio
Machines Behaving Badly - part 2

Diffusion Science radio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022


Artificial Intelligence software used to find a 25000 times faster shortcut for quantum physics by Ian Woolf, Professor Toby Walsh talks about autonomous weapons and rights for machines in Machines Behaving badly part 2, Ian Woolf plays with Stable Diffusion and Whisper artificial intelligence utilities. Hosted and produced by Ian Wool Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Diffusion Science radio
Machines Behaving Badly - part 1

Diffusion Science radio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022


Professor Toby Walsh talks about the ethical dilemmas around Artificial Intelligence and how they affect us, and his new book "Machines Behaving Badly" - part 1 Hosted and produced by Ian Wool Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Luke and Susie Podcast
Professor Toby Walsh - Machines Behaving Badly The Morality of AI

Luke and Susie Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 18:32


Can we build moral machines? Toby Walsh, AI expert, examines the ethical issues we face in a future dominated by artificial intelligence.Professor Toby Walsh, a world-leading researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, explores the ethical considerations and unexpected consequences AI poses – Is Alexa racist? Can robots have rights? What happens if aself-driving car kills someone? What limitations should we put on the use of facial recognition?Artificial intelligence is an essential part of our lives – for better or worse. It can be used to influence what we buy, who gets shortlisted for a job and even how we vote. Without AI, medical technology wouldn't have come so far, we'd still be getting lost on backroads in our GPS-free cars, and smartphones wouldn't be so, well, smart. But as we continue to build more intelligent and autonomous machines, what impact will this have on humanity and the planet?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keen On Democracy
Toby Walsh: If Our Superpower Is Human Empathy, Then Why the Hell Are We Trying to Teach Computers To Be Empathetic?

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 32:38


Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Toby Walsh, author of Machines Behaving Badly: The Morality of AI. Toby Walsh is one of the world's leading experts in artificial intelligence (AI). Professor Walsh's research focuses on how computers can interact with humans to optimize decision-making for the common good. He is also a passionate advocate for limits to ensure AI is used to improve, not take, lives. In 2015, Professor Walsh was one of the people behind an open letter calling for a ban on autonomous weapons or killer robots that was signed by more than 3000 AI researchers and high-profile scientists, entrepreneurs, and intellectuals. He was subsequently invited by Human Rights Watch to talk at the United Nations in both New York and Geneva. Professor Walsh is a Fellow of the Australia Academy of Science and of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, and was recently awarded the 2016 NSW Premier's Prize for Excellence in Engineering and Information and Communications Technologies. Walsh has been interviewed several hundred times, appearing on NPR (US), BBC (UK), CCTV (China), CNN (US), RT (Russia), and in publications including the Guardian, New York Times, Washington Post, and New Scientist. He also regularly writes for outlets like American Scientist, New ScientistM, and Conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diffusion Science radio
Autonomous algorithms

Diffusion Science radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022


This episode was first broadcast in 2018: Professor Toby Walsh talks about the future of artificial intelligence Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Conversations
Artificial Intelligence — a moral future

Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 47:09


Professor Toby Walsh is a world leader in AI research. He asks questions like, 'can we train machines to be fair?' and 'how do we resist the spread of lethal autonomous weapons?' His job is making sure the future of AI is for better, not worse

Bridging the Gaps: A Portal for Curious Minds
“Machines like Us: TOWARD AI WITH COMMON SENSE” with Professor Ronald Brachman

Bridging the Gaps: A Portal for Curious Minds

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 57:47


There is a consensus among the researchers in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning that today's artificial intelligence systems are narrowly focused, are designed to tackle specialised tasks and cannot operate in general settings. An important feature of the human brain that enables us to operate in general settings, and in unfamiliar situations is our common sense. In their new book “Machines like Us: TOWARD AI WITH COMMON SENSE” Hector Levesque and Ronald Brachman explain “why current AI systems hopelessly lack common sense, why they desperately need it, and how they can get it”. In this episode of Bridging the Gaps, I speak with Professor Ronald Brachman, one of the authors of this book. We discuss various topics covered in the book and explore the question, how we can create artificial intelligence with broad, robust common sense rather than narrow, specialised expertise. Professor Ron Brachman is the director of the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute and is a professor of computer science at Cornell University. Previously, he was the Chief Scientist of Yahoo! and head of Yahoo! Labs. Prior to that, he was the Associate Head of Yahoo! Labs and Head of Worldwide Labs and Research Operations. We start off with a detailed discussion about the progress that we have made in recent decades, in developing narrowly focused and task oriented artificial intelligence systems. Some of these systems outperform humans; however we do acknowledge and discuss the need for developing artificial intelligence systems that can operate in general settings. We discuss the concept of artificial general intelligence and explore how understanding “human common sense” and equipping AI with common sense is an extremely important milestone in our journey toward developing artificial general intelligence. We discuss the challenge of developing a clear and thorough understanding of the nature and working of human common sense. We explore how “common sense” might be modelled and incorporated in future artificial intelligence systems. We then discuss the future of artificial general intelligence. Complement this discussion with ““Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans” with Professor Melanie Mitchell” available at:https://www.bridgingthegaps.ie/2022/05/artificial-intelligence-a-guide-for-thinking-humans-melanie-mitchell/ And with “Artificial Intelligence: Fascinating Opportunities and Emerging Challenges with Professor Bart Selman” available at: https://www.bridgingthegaps.ie/2020/08/artificial-intelligence-with-bart-selman/ And the listen to ““2062: The World That AI Made” with Professor Toby Walsh” available at: https://www.bridgingthegaps.ie/2019/04/2062-the-world-that-ai-made-with-professor-toby-walsh/

Big Ideas - ABC RN
AI and the rise of smart machines

Big Ideas - ABC RN

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 54:05


Artificial Intelligence (AI) will revolutionise medicine, and help to combat climate change. But it also threatens to usher in a new age of automated drone warfare. With smart machines poised to take more decisions out of our hands, how can we ensure these decisions are ethical, moral, and in our interest? Paul Barclay talks to Professor Toby Walsh.