Generative AI throws away all of the advantages of search algorithms. It can't be trusted.

Ah yes, anonymous desserts that contain none of the usual allergens. So tasty. Good luck if you are allergic to anything not in that list. A funny thing happens when you have dietary or accessibility needs at conferences and events - too many bad experiences can leave you a little defensive. A few weeks ago that defensiveness saved me from getting an accidental (and potentially very unpleasant) dose of gluten, as I noticed that serving utensils were happily being swapped between gluten and gluten free foods, meaning the gluten free foods were no longer reliably gluten free.

This episode of Make Me Data Literate features Associate Professor Kazjon (Kaz) Grace discussing the us of AI in creative pursuits, design, and education, and how powerful it could be if we used it to help us think more instead of less. "I think the tech industry is very good at human focused things. I mean, in the same way that a chicken farmer understands chickens.

In an effort to combat the inappropriate use of AI in schools, the NSW Government is restricting the percentage of marks that HSC students can get from take home assignments. This announcement has largely been well received. However, it also highlights a systemic problem in the education system. Students are so willing to hand their learning over to an AI because they have been taught that the goal of school is to get a good mark.

Every day we butt heads with technology in a myriad of ways, some tiny, some huge. All of them take their toll. Technology should be a wondrous boon! From speech recognition to customised interface…

Every day we butt heads with technology in a myriad of ways, some tiny, some huge. All of them take their toll. Technology should be a wondrous boon! From speech recognition to customised interfaces, it could make life so much easier. The tech industry chooses not to make that kind of tech, or even allow it.

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This episode of Make Me Data Literate is a super interesting chat with Associate Professor Karen Lamb about biostatistics, rigorous experiment design, the human side of statistics and more. "Because to me the whole thing is statistics. If it doesn't work from the start, if the design isn't right, then there's no point in me having a nice, beautiful sample size calculation.

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A wonderful conversation about how social media works, and the humanity of data. Check it out! "Data is man made. This is something that we need to stress, especially in the age of generative AI. You know, even for a pedestrian who is listening in who may not be very well versed in social media, you probably have the experience of now opening a browser or a search engine, trying to look for information, but before you even get your search results, there is an automated AI version that claims to be a summary of everything you need, saving you time in scrolling and clicking.

The flood of misinformation online is not going away any time soon. We could slow its spread by regulating all technology platforms to kill engagement based algorithms, but our government seems to …

This is the ADSEI submission to the Australian Parliamentary Inquiry into Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres. The Australian Data Science Education Institute has significant concerns about th…

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I was out at a tech meetup last week when I mentioned I was going to a conference on stats education this week. “Sounds riveting” said someone, with the deepest sarcasm. The thing is, stats are riv…

A fascinating conversation with Psephologist Antony Green on how the collapse of the two party vote, and the rise of independents and One Nation, impacts election night analysis. Plus the usefulnes…

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A very timely and fascinating conversation on Data Centres and their impact on our energy emissions, the tactics used by the industry, and the generative AI industry more broadly. Always a delight …

As you step out into an AI-driven world that feels increasingly automated, your greatest competitive advantage won’t be your skill with syntax. It will be your humanity and the community you …

A fantastic chat with Dr Jake Clark, Principal Evaluation Advisor | Impact & Evaluation for STEM Education at CSIRO. Jake talks about using evidence to make STEM programs the best they can be, …

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It turns out that there’s not always good reasons for what we do – particularly for what governments do! In fact, there are good reasons to stop doing them. Dingoes and land management,…

On the power of hope, and being troublemakers.

We’re just not good at fact checking things. We skim them, assuming they’re accurate, and then the errors settle in, like stones at the bottom of a pond. Sharp ones. Stones that may wel…

I want to talk about change, about people, about systems, what it takes to make progress, and why being difficult is so important. From fire alarms to hospital beds. From music apps to cars. From c…

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It’s a funny thing, but displaying information using multiple channels of information for folks with particular accessibility needs also helps everyone else, because it gives them more signal…

The AI Hype industry wants us to believe that megascale LLMs developed and operated unethically and unsustainably are the only possible path to the future, but that’s nonsense. Smaller system…

Pearson, Experian and others fall sharply after startup unveils software to automate a range of professional services