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This paper examines the epistemic value of using topological methods to study the "shape" of data sets. It is argued that the category theoretic notion of "functoriality" aids in translating visual intuitions about structure in data into precise, computable descriptions of real-world systems.
Read MoreThrough an exploration of content moderation on the social media site Reddit, the authors argue for systematic standards of information governance and the legal treatment of social media companies as media producers.
Read MoreThis paper identifies a new role for mathematics in scientific practice. Atoosa calls this the "bridging'' role of mathematics, according to which mathematics acts as a connecting scheme in our explanatory reasoning about why and how two different descriptions of an empirical phenomenon relate to each other.
Read MoreShould we use large-scale facial recognition systems? This article in The Conversation distinguishes between facial recognition and face surveillance and argues that we should demand a moratorium on face surveillance.
Read MoreSeth Lazar joined the Templeton World Charity Foundation Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute as faculty, giving talks on the moral and political epistemology of data and AI, and the Value of Explanations.
Read MoreIn this talk, Atoosa offered a multi-faceted unifying theory for the varieties of explanations as to why a prediction-based algorithmic decision is obtained. This framework lays the groundwork for establishing the relevant connection between technical, moral, and legal aspects of artificially-intelligent decision-making.
Read MoreHumanising Machine Intelligence convened a virtual roundtable consultation with Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow to discuss the Human Rights and Technology Project on 28 May 2020. HMI brought a group of senior experts and decision makers together across academia, industry and government to support the important work of the Commission.
Read MoreThe Rapid Research Information Forum, chaired by the Chief Scientist and organised by the Australian Academy of Science, submitted a background research document to the Minister for Health. The Lead Author was Professor Genevieve Bell, AO. Seth Lazar was one of seven other contributing authors.
Read MoreShould we tear down statues? Dr Claire Benn unravels some of the complex moral and ethical issues embodied in statues on ABC Radio Drive with Anna Vidot.
Read MoreColin Klein (ANU), Andrew Barron (Macquarie) and Marta Halina (Cambridge) have been awarded a grant to study "The major transitions in the evolution of cognition" from the Templeton World Charity Foundation. This $1M USD grant will fund research into the major shifts in computational organisation that allowed evolving brains to process information in new ways. Researchers at the ANU, led by CI Klein, will explore the philosophical foundations of computational neuroscience.
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