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As governments consider how best to respond to the challenges of AI & automated decision-making, ADM+S researchers are contributing to policy development & public debate across AI, privacy, online safety and digital platforms. 👉 Read the October ADM+S mailchi.mp/rmit/2026-oc...

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Australia's draft Digital Duty of Care is "a welcome and necessary reform," but its public pitch as an off switch for 'the algorithm' misses the point, write Queensland University of Technology's Daniel Angus and Jean Burgess and Western Sydney University's Amanda Third.

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Australia Wants an Off Switch for 'The Algorithm.' That's the Wrong Fix

Concerns about algorithms are real, but they are not the ‘bad guys’ in and of themselves, write Daniel Angus, Jean Burgess and Amanda Third.

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 28/09/2026

Congratulations to Associate Investigator Emeritus Professor Terry Carney AO, from ADM+S at the University of Sydney awarded a 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Council of Australian Law Deans www.admscentre.org.au/emeritus-pro...

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 25/09/2026

Today, we celebrate International Research Administrators’ Day and our extraordinary professional team, whose commitment and dedication make the remarkable achievements of ADM+S researchers possible. #ResearchAdministratorsDay

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 24/09/2026

ADM+S has made a submission to the proposed Digital Duty of Care, highlighting the importance of flexible regulation, user agency and access to platform data for independent research apo.org.au/node/335997 #DigitalDutyOfCare #OnlineSafety #DigitalPolicy #PlatformGovernance #AIRegulation

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 21/09/2026

New research from the ADM+S, undertaken in partnership with the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner examines how AI is being procured and deployed across the Victorian public sector apo.org.au/node/335167 #AIGovernance #AIPolicy

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 21/09/2026

Congratulations to Dr Giselle Newton named one of 12 researchers recognised in this year’s Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Awards. Read more www.admscentre.org.au/dr-giselle-n... #YoungTallPoppy #Science #Research #FertilityCare

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 17/09/2026

As Australia considers new legislation to introduce a digital duty of care, ADM+S researchers are examining what the proposed approach could mean for online platforms, users and the regulation of digital services open.spotify.com/episode/3npk... #DigitalDutyOfCare #OnlineSafety #DigitalPlatforms

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 17/09/2026

ADM+S researchers have contributed to the latest parliamentary inquiry into Australia’s AI future, calling for responsible AI development supported by strong governance, research and independent oversight apo.org.au/node/335900 #ResponsibleAI #AI #AIResearch #AIGovernance #DigitalSafety

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 15/09/2026

This Social Sciences Week we celebrate ADM+S researchers from across humanities, social & technological sciences working together with communities to understand how AI & Automated Decision-Making technologies shape society & how society should shape the technologies we build & use.

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 08/09/2026

What does ADM & AI look like beyond Silicon Valley? A new ADM+S report explores how communities, businesses & governments in the Global South are developing & adapting automated decision-making to local needs & challenging dominant narratives about where AI innovation happens apo.org.au/node/335185

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 03/09/2026

AI companions are becoming part of our emotional lives. Can traditional AI regulation adequately address technologies designed to create intimate relationships? Our latest podcast explores AI companions, digital duty of care & what responsible regulation could look like #AICompanions #AIRegulation

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 03/09/2026

AI companions are becoming part of our emotional lives. This podcast episode explores AI companions, digital duty of care & what responsible regulation could look like spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/OXcLpqiB75b #AICompanions #ArtificialIntimacy

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 03/09/2026

Should social media feeds be chronological by default? The better question isn't chronological or algorithmic, it's what kind of algorithms? optimised for what? controlled by whom? and, with how much agency for users? theconversation.com/australians-... #SocialMedia #Algorithms

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 01/09/2026

A new working paper from ADM+S examines how Australian documentary practitioners are responding to generative AI & what current policy frameworks may be missing apo.org.au/node/335701 #GenAI #Documentary

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 31/08/2026

Who owns our data and who profits from it? in the latest Careful Minds, Rayane El Masri speaks with Shilpa Singh Jaswant about data colonialism, digital sovereignty & the hidden labour behind our digital lives. What would a fairer digital future look like? #Podcast #DataColonialism #DataRights

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 27/08/2026

New research into China’s AI-generated video industry reveals a new kind of platform worker. Producing 50+ videos a week, they use AI to test formats & optimise content for algorithms, offering a glimpse into the future of creative work. 👉 Read more link.springer.com/article/10.1... #AISlop

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 24/08/2026

How do audiences feel about Voice AI in Australian media? A new ADM+S report explores Australians’ experiences & perceptions, finding a clear desire for genuine human connection & concerns about authenticity & the impact of AI on creative workers Read more apo.org.au/node/335506 #VoiceAI #GenAI

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 13/08/2026

In a new @theconversation.com article Dr Natalie Sheard argues we must seek to make AI hiring systems free from bias and discrimination, but acknowledges it will be a complicated and difficult task to enforce. 👉 Read the full article: bit.ly/4qiTvcy

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Why clearer rules on using AI in hiring would be a win for bosses too

Yes, strong laws already exist to protect job-seekers from discrimination. But AI has made things more complicated.

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 21/07/2026

What does AI safety really mean? We explore the big questions facing Australia: the role of the Office of AI, companion bots, the National AI Plan, AI accountability, data centres, and Digital Duty of Care to protect Australians online Listen now admscentre.org/3TKj7CC #AISafety #ResponsibleAI

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 13/07/2026

New ADM+S research introduces a design framework to help technologies like e-scooters, ride-sharing and delivery apps better balance convenience with safer, more inclusive communities bit.ly/4wDlKV2 #ResponsibleAI #SmartCities

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 02/07/2026

Can Australia effectively implement a ‘digital duty of care?’ 📲 Australia's proposed digital duty of care is an important step toward reducing online harms, but it will only be effective if it is accompanied by an ecosystem of platform observability. 👉 bit.ly/4b26vg0 #socialmedia #bigtech

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 22/06/2026

We’re inviting school students and teachers to submit their burning questions about AI. Whether your question is big, small, weird, funny, or seriously important — we want to hear it. Selected questions answered on Ask an Expert podcast during National Science Week admscentre.org/ask-an-expert

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 17/06/2026

Young Victorians will shape safer social media via a 2026 VicHealth grant. Led by ADM+S Swinburne University of Technology, UniMelb & UQ with @AlannahMadeline 👉Read more admscentre.org/4xx6VVe #VicHealth #ResearchImpact #DigitalCapabilities #SocialMediaAds

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ACCAN @accan-aus.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Two thirds of regional and remote #FirstNations families don’t have home internet. This is what the digital gap looks like. Read the new report edited by Daniel Featherstone, ACCAN Board member and RMIT researcher: apo.org.au/sites/defaul...

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 05/06/2026

New from @theconversation.com: ADM+S researchers discuss how proposed AI-driven ads will blur the lines between products, ideas and political messaging amongst everyday content. They argue for essential minimum disclosures for #DigitalAdvertising on social media. 👉 bit.ly/4udvNyv

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Online ads are becoming harder to spot – but we’re not powerless to stop it

Increasingly, digital advertising is designed to dissolve into the flow of the content you consume online.

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 04/06/2026

Leading researchers in digital governance & AI ethics from ADM+S & the Centre of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics have released a new policy brief in response to the Australian Government's Issues Paper on a proposed Digital Duty of Care for online services admscentre.org/3ShnlAV

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This policy brief responds to an issues paper on a Digital Duty of Care. It argues for legislating a systems‑based framework to improve online safety, protect rights and deliver long‑term public value...

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 26/05/2026

A new @theconversation.com article by ADM+S researchers Silvia Montaña-Niño & @tjthomson.bsky.social provides strategies to identify AI generated content. 👉Familiarise yourself with #AIslop 👉Look deeply at details and inconsistencies 👉Look widely & verify the content source More: bit.ly/4dxmggI

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Three ways to avoid being fooled by AI slop

Fact-checking can take hours or days while fakes can be created in seconds. So, what do we do?

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 22/05/2026

What happens when search engines stop linking to information and start summarising it for us? 🔍 Read "Framing the future of search: A discourse analysis of Google's AI Overviews": bit.ly/4fAFa7M This study is part of the Australian Search Experience 2.0 project More: admscentre.org/4nFkYDH

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Google AI Overview framing the future of search - ADM+S Centre

Google’s AI-generated search summaries are being framed in markedly different ways by Google, technology journalists and SEO professionals, according to new ADM+S research examining how the technology...

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 21/05/2026

What if the internet were built differently? ADM+S researchers argue how platform co-ops, public digital infrastructure and decentralised technologies could help create a fairer and more democratic online future. 👉 Read now: bit.ly/4tMJDru #BigTech #DigitalSovereignty #DigitalAutonomy

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 06/05/2026

Join us for the Platform Economies Research Network (PERN) Salon, Friday 15 May. The PERN Salon will host Nick Srnicek, Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy, King’s College London. Register now: bit.ly/4dpOIAW

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 05/05/2026

The 2025 ADM+S Annual Report is now available. The 2025 edition highlights the Centre's major contributions to responsible, ethical, and inclusive approaches to automated decision-making systems and artificial intelligence (AI). 👉 admscentre.org/2025-Annual-Report

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 29/04/2026

In this new article, ADM+S researcher Georgia van Toorn breaks down what the new NDIS eligibility criteria really means and how computational systems may be used to support decision-making 👉 Read more: bit.ly/4u8UjRU #NDIS #robodebt

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 23/04/2026

This new submission responds to the NSW Legislative Council Public Accountability and Works Committee Inquiry on Data Centres. It argues for a stronger framework that treats data centres as infrastructure with environmental, social and public impacts. 🔗 bit.ly/48gTspR #datacentres #AI

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 15/04/2026

Register now for this Australian Internet Observatory webinar, exploring how methods such as data donation, interviews, surveys and other approaches can be combined for digital platform research. 💻 👉Register now at admscentre.org/4dOWLrW

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 24/03/2026

New research: Misleading political ads flooded social media during Australia’s 2025 federal election. Using 22,000+ ads collected directly from voters’ phones, researchers captured what Australians actually saw online beyond platform ad libraries apo.org.au/node/332660 #PoliticalAdvertising

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 19/03/2026

Do you listen to podcasts, radio, audiobooks or other audio media? Do you think you have ever heard an AI-Generated voice? Take part in our online survey and help researchers find out how everyday Australian adults think and feel about Voice AI admscentre.org/VoiceAIMedia #VoiceAI #CitizenScience

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 12/03/2026

We are excited to launch Careful Minds: AI, Ethics and Society, a new podcast series from the ADM+S hosted by PhD Student Rayane El Masri. The series will host conversations with researchers, technologists, philosophers & policy thinkers. Listen on Spotify spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/XITXV2Nfr1b

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 10/03/2026

The March edition of the ADM+S Newsletter is here. Explore the latest ADM+S research, news, publications, events and more mailchi.mp/rmit/2026-ma...

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 10/03/2026

This International Women’s Day, we acknowledge and celebrate all researchers at ADM+S, whose work contributes to building fairer, more equitable systems and advancing equality in AI and automation across society. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSSp... #IWD2026

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 22/01/2026

The new research article by ADM+S researcher Robert Sparrow and James Brown, 'Against Imaginary Friends: Why Digital Companions Are No Solution to Social Isolation’ is out now in Communications of the #ACM. 👉 Read the full article and watch the video now: bit.ly/4qEc3Di #AI #digitalcompanions

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 11/12/2025

Congrats to ADM+S researchers at QUT’s GenAI Lab, awarded Best Presentation at the Next Generation Responsible AI Symposium. Dr Snoswell showcased the GenAI Arcade, a tool making the inner workings of GenAI more visible. Co-authors: William He, Jean Burgess & Kevin Witzenberger. bit.ly/493aKqZ

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Making AI work visible with the GenAI Arcade: best presentation award at Next Generation Responsible AI Symposium - ADM+S Centre

ADM+S researchers from QUT’s GenAI Lab have been awarded Best Presentation at the Next Generation Responsible AI Symposium, jointly hosted by CSIRO and the Australian Institute for Machine Learning at...

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 10/12/2025

ADM+S Researcher, Prof @kimweatherall.bsky.social features in Crikeys latest ‘Cut Through’ podcast to explain the government’s AI strategy, what’s missing from the plan and how Australia measures up against other countries when it comes to AI policymaking. Listen now: bit.ly/4oVNCje

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 05/12/2025

In this new article from @theconversation.com ADM+S researchers @jakegoldenfein.bsky.social Christine Parker and @kimweatherall.bsky.social explore Australia’s newly released National AI Plan and what that means for the public and more. 👉 Read the full article: bit.ly/4phjcsp #AI #AIregulation

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ADM+S Centre @admscentre.org.au · 20/11/2025

ADM+S is pleased to welcome the University of Bristol as a new Partner Organisation & Prof Melissa Gregg as a Partner Investigator. This partnership strengthens our UK collaboration on responsible innovation & the social and environmental impacts of automation and AI. Read more bit.ly/4oN6Gk5

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ADM+S welcomes new Partner Organisation and Investigator from the University of Bristol - ADM+S Centre

The ADM+S is delighted to announce the University of Bristol as a new Partner Organisation, and Professor Melissa Gregg as a Partner Investigator to the Centre.

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