ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Societyhttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.auhttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3ml5hpel5hk2eJoin 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/4dpOIAW06 May 2026 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5hpel5hk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3ml35mf6b2k2sThe 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-Report05 May 2026 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml35mf6b2k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3mkm5qz5ltk2gIn 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 #robodebt29 Apr 2026 03:27 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkm5qz5ltk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3mk552jepmc2xThis 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 #AI23 Apr 2026 04:05 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk552jepmc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3mjiqesouf22fRegister 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/4dOWLrW15 Apr 2026 01:24 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiqesouf22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3mhrlathlic2bNew 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 #PoliticalAdvertising24 Mar 2026 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhrlathlic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3mhr7im3j7s2bNew 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 #PoliticalAdvertising23 Mar 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhr7im3j7s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3mhgzeko7ek2mDo 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 #CitizenScience19 Mar 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgzeko7ek2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3mgtmiqkgrs2iWe 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/XITXV2Nfr1b12 Mar 2026 04:59 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgtmiqkgrs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3mgqgmgtd222sAs voice AI becomes embedded in toys and everyday life, how do we help children not just use it, but question & help design it? https://www.admscentre.org.au/enhancing-primary-years-ai-literacy-and-ethics-with-a-voice-ai-chatbot-experience/ #AIethics #VoiceAI #CoDesign10 Mar 2026 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqgmgtd222shttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3mgoks7psmk2pThe March edition of the ADM+S Newsletter is here. Explore the latest ADM+S research, news, publications, events and more https://mailchi.mp/rmit/2026-march-newsletter10 Mar 2026 04:45 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgoks7psmk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3mgo5synxe22pThis 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSSp6Zo7260 #IWD202610 Mar 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgo5synxe22phttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3mcy67w7yzk2qThe 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 https://cacm.acm.org/research/against-imaginary-friends-why-digital-companions-are-no-solution-to-social-isolation/22 Jan 2026 02:46 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcy67w7yzk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3m7ofwgxv7c2tCongrats 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 https://bit.ly/493aKqZ11 Dec 2025 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ofwgxv7c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3m7lsohcqpk2kADM+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/4oVNCje10 Dec 2025 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7lsohcqpk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3m77onlnbhs2kIn 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 #AIregulation05 Dec 2025 04:48 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m77onlnbhs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3m5zlgy4t3s24ADM+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 https://bit.ly/4oN6Gk520 Nov 2025 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5zlgy4t3s24https://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3m5rysnw5222wRead the ADM+S Newsletter to explore this month's highlights including the launch of the 2025 Australian Digital Inclusion Index (ADII), and our researchers’ contributions to responsible and inclusive AI, through consultation, expert evidence, research funding & award recognition 👉 bit.ly/4hZN5KW17 Nov 2025 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5rysnw5222whttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3m5rupjmlbk2oADM+S welcomed a delegation of women researchers from PNG as part of the SRKBOM program, strengthening research skills, leadership & networks across PNG. The group visited ADM+S at RMIT & QUT, meeting our researchers, exploring digital tools & generative AI. Read more👉https://bit.ly/48iu2IA16 Nov 2025 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5rupjmlbk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3m4thzyo6tc2rAlmost half of Australians use GenAI — but who’s being left out? Our national survey, released today, provides some answers. It shows that while almost half of Australians have used generative AI, uptake is uneven across the country. 👉Read more bit.ly/47CiiiG #DigitalInclusion #DigitalDivide https://bit.ly/47CiiiG#DigitalInclusion04 Nov 2025 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4thzyo6tc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3m3t4ep23ek2hCongratulations to ADM+S researchers awarded grants under the 2025 Queensland–Bavaria Collaborative Research Program, supporting projects that advance research in the responsible use of AI in news personalisation and online search. Read more bit.ly/4ngSRcc https://bit.ly/4ngSRcc23 Oct 2025 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3t4ep23ek2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3m3oluvgprk2hWhat happens when Google stops sending you to websites & starts answering questions itself? In this podcast episode ADM+S researchers Ashwin Nagappa, Oleg Zendel & Sara Al Lawati discuss what the future of search means for all of us bit.ly/48zWDK9 #GoogleSearch #AIMode21 Oct 2025 05:27 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3oluvgprk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3m3btjnbids2sADM+S researcher @tjthomson.bsky.social explores the idea that AI systems don’t ‘see’ the world like humans do, which is shaping how AI generated images look and feel Read the full @theconversation.com article here: bit.ly/47eXJZy #AIgenerated #AIimages16 Oct 2025 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3btjnbids2shttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3m34volewzf2sResearchers from the Australian Search Experience examine a crucial aspect of the information ecosystem: information producers and their reciprocal relationship with search engines Read more http://bit.ly/4n41xme #SEO #GenAI #SearchEngines 14 Oct 2025 04:35 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m34volewzf2shttps://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3m32can3le222Does AI pose an existential risk? This new @theconversation.com article asks 5 experts, including ADM+S researchers Aaron Snoswell and Simon Coghlan. Read all 5 expert opinions: bit.ly/48YwxR4 #AIrisks #AIharms #AI13 Oct 2025 03:42 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m32can3le222https://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3m2s6ubbn2l26Are you 16–24, use social media daily & want to help researchers understand how online ads shape what we see? ADM+S researchers are seeking young Australians to take part in a study on digital advertising on platforms like Facebook, Insta, TikTok, & YouTube. Find out more https://bit.ly/3KGB9kY09 Oct 2025 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2s6ubbn2l26https://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3m2ar7qnu6w26NDIS reform: From mid-2026, participants over 16 face new interviews instead of medical reports. Experts warn without real consultation, participants could be reduced to data points The Conversation AUNZ http://bit.ly/4nZo58t #NDIS #DisabilitySupport #PolicyChange #InclusiveAustralia 03 Oct 2025 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ar7qnu6w26https://bsky.app/profile/admscentre.org.au/post/3m26ppfdkws2iADM+S researcher @tjthomson.bsky.social and colleagues discuss the key literacies of Generative AI in this new @theconversation.com article. They argue that: “Learning AI means keeping pace with constant change.” More: bit.ly/3WhrmnI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #AI02 Oct 2025 04:28 +0000at://did:plc:vyeipq4lvh2lydvh424a76xx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m26ppfdkws2i