An overview of the second week of the ABC Top 5 Science Residency and my final thoughts on the program as a whole.

An overview of my experience participating in the first week of the ABC Top 5 Science Residency program.

I’ll be joining the ABC for 2 weeks as a Top 5 Science Resident. I’ve provided some additional information on the program in this post.

Some tips and resources for developing accessible online educational content for blind and visually impaired students/participants.

My thoughts on podcasting and audio narratives, some context on the first season of the Algorithmic Futures podcast and some tips for anyone thinking about starting their own podcasting journey.

Reflecting on one year of my fellowship and what I have learnt along the way.

A short reflection on some of the things I wish I knew when I was going through my PhD journey.

A recent stunt organised by Red Bull saw two men attempting a mid-air plane swap. This event got us thinking about the considerations that go into organising a stunt like this and how boundaries and systems thinking can help with managing risk.

Written by Zena Assaad and Tom Chan

The recent Russia-Ukraine conflict has seen the rise of a new political movement: “protestware”, which involves using open source software to make political statements. What are the ramifications of using an amorphous technological medium as a political platform in an age of intimate human-technology relationships?

Predictability is one of the pillars of AI safety, but for complex learning systems, unpredictability is unavoidable. How do we assure the safety of systems that are inherently unpredictable?

If there’s one thing we are all familiar with today, it’s uncertainty. Managing uncertainty and decision-making in uncertain circumstances is an ongoing challenge. How can decision-making theories help us understand how we manage our changing, and at times, uncertain world?

Arguments against the use of autonomy in weapon systems have garnered more attention over the years, but how accurate are these arguments and what exactly defines a lethal autonomous weapon system?

As we move towards increasingly autonomous systems, traditional human roles will inevitably change. How do we ensure trust in these systems is maintained as human control continues to evolve?

In an increasingly consumer focused society, how are our consumption habits being translated to the digital world?