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Edward Santow

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Co-Director, Human Technology Institute (@HTI_UTS). Industry Professor - Responsible Technology at UTS. Australia's Human Rights Commissioner: 2016-2021.
Sydney, Australia uts.edu.au/hti Joined August 2010
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Edward Santow @esantow
Australian law doesn't protect against harm from facial recognition.

Our model law would fill this gap. This is a legal framework for safe & beneficial facial recognition, which protects against harmful uses of this tech.

Australia's Attorney-General should lead this reform👇
Human Technology Institute @HTI_UTS Sep 26, 2022
As facial recognition is rolled out in shopping centres, workplaces & homes, we’re sleepwalking towards mass surveillance. Our Facial Recognition Model Law Report is a reform roadmap to improve #privacy protections, while enabling positive innovation uts.edu.au/human-technolo…
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Being unable to prove your identity is like being a walking ghost: modern life is impossible.
Digital ID promises convenience, better privacy & cost savings. As @sophiefarthing2, @LaurenEWPerry & I explore, this promise will be realised only if we get the guardrails right👇
The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand Verified account @ConversationEDU Dec 11, 2023
Digital ID will go mainstream across Australia in 2024.

@esantow + colleagues (@UTSEngage) explain how it can work for everyone.

theconversation.com/digital-id-wil…
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OpenAI is an unusual beast: both commercial & non-profit. Its mission is to build AGI that is safe & beneficial for humanity. Is the crisis at OpenAI a symptom of something bigger? Does it reflect the limits of self-regulation?

I spoke w @kirstenaiken: abc.net.au/news/programs/…
www.abc.net.au Why ChatGPT creator Sam Altman's move to Microsoft is unsettling industry insiders Follow the latest headlines from ABC News, Australia's most trusted media source, with live events, audio and on-demand video from the national broadcaster.
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Edward Santow @esantow
A must read investigation from @ABCscience about the creeping spread of facial recognition from the US criminal justice system into our own.

As I said to @JamesPurtill, Australia's laws simply don't keep Australians safe. Reform is urgent.
abc.net.au/news/science/2…
www.abc.net.au 'Computer got it wrong': Robert was locked up by AI for a crime he didn't commit In January 2020, Robert Williams was wrongly arrested — the victim of a faulty artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition system. Even as he fought to clear his name, the system continued oper...
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Edward Santow @esantow
Huge congratulations to Prof Genevieve Bell as the next Vice Chancellor of ANU! I have seen first hand Genevieve’s extraordinary leadership - clever, creative, a wonderful communicator and deeply committed to the best of our liberal democratic values
ourANU @ourANU Sep 26, 2023
We’re excited to announce that Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell will be the University’s next Vice-Chancellor.

“Genevieve is a compelling and compassionate leader, with a deep understanding of the University’s distinctive mission,” ANU Chancellor Julie Bishop said.
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