The Tech-Bro Election
The upcoming US Presidential elections will shape - and be shaped by - the Web3 community. We talk with Mark Monfort from the Aus De-Fi Association on what the moment means. He joins our panel of He...
4 Nov 20241h
The Digital Dark Age
As researchers are locked out of digital platforms, we contemplate a new era of control and secrecy, with responsible tech academic Gina Neff. She joins our panel of Digital Rights Watch chair Lizzie...
21 Okt 20241h 2min
The Age of Intelligence?
Open AI's Sam Altman has launched a new product line with a new business model and a new philosophy. But do they all line up? Lee Schofield from ‘Future is Now’ with our regular panelists Digital Ri...
7 Okt 20241h 1min
Privacy Now!
Listen to our live virtual town hall briefing to discuss the Federal Government’s much anticipated plans for privacy reform and the launch o the Privacy Now campaign - https://privacynow.org.au/. Wi...
19 Sep 20241h 2min
The NSFW Edition
What can Only Fans teach us about the internet? Social media academic Emily van der Nagel takes us through her research with content creators and consumers to reveal the logic behind a very different ...
2 Sep 20241h 6min
Emotional Rescue
In this week's episode if Burning Platforms, the panel dives into the product liability of companion apps with consumer law academia, Jeannie Peterson. Also this week, they touch on: * the UK riots an...
18 Aug 202458min
How AI Will Really Destroy The World
Forget intelligent machines waging war on humans, the real threat could be the amount of energy and water data processing centres are sucking up in the service of AI. Gordon Noble from UTS’s Institu...
5 Aug 202458min
Rebuilding the Public Square - Live
On this week’s Burning Platforms, Peter Lewis launches the “Civility Manifesto” live at the July John Cain Lunch. Burning Platforms is an initiative of Per Capita’s Centre of the Public Square. ...
22 Juli 202458min
