Mozilla’s third annual Creative Media Awards have announced $245,000 in funding for Black artists who use art to explore the effects of Artificial Intelligence on racial justice. Awardees can be based anywhere in the world and grants will range from $10,000 to $30,000. Winning projects could be browser-based games, short films, interactive websites & more. Go to full story: Mozilla…
New research from the Australian Human Rights Commission for the ongoing Human Rights & Technology project found “The overwhelming majority of people polled by the Commission (88%) want to be able to understand how AI is used on them...” Find out more about their research. Go to full story: Australian Human Rights Commission…
Great to see New Zealand start work on a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, which will will form part of the Digital Technology Industry Transformation Plan (ITP). The AI Forum will be a key partner for the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) who are developing New Zealand’s first National AI Strategy working closely with the World Economic Forum (WEF) & OECD. Go to full story: AI Forum…
In December 2018, the Council of Europe released the European Ethical Charter, which sets out the ethical principles relating to the use of Artificial Intelligence in judicial systems. The five core principles include: 1) respect of fundamental rights; 2) nondiscrimination; 3) quality & security, 4) transparency, impartiality & fairness; & 5) under user control. Go to full story: Council of Europe…
The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) have launched the Research Fellowship Programme for National Resilience to research national security priorities. They are looking for experts in deep fakes, Artificial Intelligence & synthetic environments. The programme will run from Manchester in the UK & applications close on 30th August 2020. Go to full story: GCHQ…
GovHack is the world's largest open date competition & is taking place this weekend (14-16th August). We’ve previously mentored & participated as part of Nature Ninjas team fortunate to win multiple awards, including the South Australian Premier’s award, National People's Choice award & Building on Science, Research & Environmental Data award. It’s a great experience & lots of fun. Good luck to everyone taking part & we'd love to hear from teams using Artificial Intelligence in their projects. Go to full story: GovHack…
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