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Society 5.0 Ethics: The Future of Digital Disruptions

Council Chambers - Building 1 (Francis Ormond Building) - RMIT University 124 La Trobe Street Melbourne, VIC 3000 RMIT University 124 La Trobe Street, Melbourne

In this interactive plenary panel, internationally-recognised RMIT experts present a set of provocations around near-future challenges and opportunities based on the converging impacts of continuous digital disruptions. What should societies look like in 2050? How can we get ahead of the curve when it comes to ethical problems around new tech? How can we be sure emerging technologies serve us as humans rather than the other way around? What focus is needed to centralize social concerns in the push for continuous technological development? Join us for this exciting and provocative discussion to launch RMIT's Society 5.0 Ethics Initiative, in conjunction with Social Science Week 2023. This is an RMIT Engaging for Impact event and is supported by the RMIT Enabling Impact Platforms, College of Design and Social Context, College of Business and Law, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies. Speakers Professor Annette Markham Co-initiator and lead RMIT Professor, Global digital culture and ethics expert Professor Lisa Given Co-initiator and lead RMIT Professor, Global information science and ethics expert Professor Jason Potts Co-initiator RMIT Professor, blockchain and web3 futures expert Professor Julian Thomas Co-initiator RMIT Professor, AI and decision-making expert Professor Karin Verspoor Co-initiator RMIT Professor, Machine learning in health […]

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