Burning Platforms How Can Democracy Survive AI? LIVE IN PERTH
Oct 21, 2025
Kate Chaney, Federal Member for Curtin, shares her insights on the urgent need for policies to navigate the AI landscape. The discussion highlights the imbalance between technological advancement and public control, emphasizing citizens' limited influence. Topics include the risks of automation eroding jobs, the role of unions in AI adoption, and the ethical implications of data usage. Chaney calls for greater digital literacy and transparency in tech to ensure democracy's survival amid rapid AI changes.
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AI Music Overtakes Human Catalogs
- Musicians like Lucas Woodland lost streaming ground when AI-generated music overtook their catalogs.
- AI can replicate styles quickly, threatening years of artistic work and income.
Models Mirror Their Training Data
- Large models scrape web data and plot words as vectors, reproducing historical biases.
- Probabilistic outputs reflect training data, not new human-like understanding.
Protect News Traffic From AI Scraping
- Support journalism by protecting publishers from losing referral traffic to AI answers.
- Recognize that models scrapping publishers reduce click-through revenue and newsroom sustainability.
