This is Part Four in a Five Part Series, Check the Show Page for More Episodes.

Artificial Intelligence is the holy grail of technology. But the dawn of AI has already broken: we see it in algorithms that predict what you want to buy, decide what news you see… even judge whether or not you should go to prison. But should we trust these algorithms to make our choices for us? Do we have the right to a human-made decision?

Featured:

Ed Santow, Australian Human Rights Commissioner

Dr Ellen Broad, Senior Fellow, 3A Institute

Dr Matt Beard, Fellow, Ethics Centre

Dr Vicki Sentas, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, UNSW

Shane Mason

All Things Equal is a 2SER podcast made in collaboration with the Centre of Social Justice and Inclusion at the University of Technology Sydney.

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