I finally got a copy of my new book Automating Vision with rowan wilken. Machine vision, AI, camera consciousness. Chester here thinks it's excellent and that you should buy it, read it and recommend it to others. bit.ly/3jxjeuM.

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ADM+S PhD Student Arjun Srinivas recently spent 3 months with ABC News Youtube news desk, investigating how Google and Youtube algorithms prioritise news content; a first of its kind internship for both ABC and QUT.
admscentre.org.au/internship-at-…

On APO: Online mental health peer support forums and rural resilience ➡️apo.org.au/node/324453
Research summary on how research forums support resilience-building for rural people with lived experiences of mental ill-health
Jane Farmer @[email protected] School of Social Sciences, Media, Film & Education Swinburne University of Technology

We're hiring! The QUT GenAI Lab is a new research initiative focused on cultural & social aspects of Generative AI. Two jobs now open, both full-time for four years, close 20 Dec: Research Fellow (Level B); Machine Learning Engineer (HEW8). More: linkedin.com/posts/jeanburg…

“Anthony McCosker, Professor of Media & Communication at Swinburne University of Technology and an expert in automated decision making, says the Brimbank case study is significant because it’s pushing the boundaries of what 5G was developed for. @[email protected] governmentnews.com.au/councils-smart…

New NMS paper!!🙂 We explore the challenges and complexities of moderating online mental health discussions, and how 'human-AI alignment' works between experts, volunteers, and automated systems (with @SANEaustralia, Beyond Blue, ReachOut Australia) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14…

Thinking about what to do before or after your #ICA24 conference? Start planning here: australia.com/en-us/places/g…

CONGRATULATIONS to APO's Editors on surpassing 40,000 resources!

While the number goes up & down as we continually review the archive, this achievement reflects the hard work of our small editorial team.

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Adding tweets about new papers also here, for those interested :)

Susan Dumais describes the explosion of website and search ecosystem at the turn of the century in a fantastic first keynote - critical context to the Web Search infrastructure we have today

#SearchSymposium

'As with all data-driven and #AI technologies, there are risks and #governance requirements.

It needs investment in #infrastructure , #management and #maintenance , but doing so will present substantial long-term efficiencies and benefits.'

Read on: apo.org.au/node/323811