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Led by Professor Jeannie Paterson (Melbourne Law School) and Professor Tim Miller (Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology) CAIDE addresses issues of bias, transparency, fairness, privacy, equity and access in a practical and applied manner with a particularly Australian focus. Our research brings together research expertise of Melbourne Law School, the Melbourne School of Engineering, the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne.
Directors
Centre Staff
- Gabby Bush
Program Manager
University of Melbourne
- Dr Yvette Maker
Senior Research Fellow and Research Manager
Melbourne Law School
University of Melbourne
- Dr Michael Wildenauer
Subject Development Coordinator
Melbourne Law School
University of Melbourne
Members of CAIDE
Current Research Opportunities
2021 PhD Scholarships
CAIDE is offering two PhD scholarships for students wishing to pursue research in the cross-disciplinary study of AI Ethics.
CAIDE 2021 Seed funding projects
We are delighted to fund three excellent projects in our 2021 seed funding round: Pervasive Devices.
Looking into the Psychiatric Panopticon: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues of Automated Nursing Observations in Acute Psychiatric Settings
Dr Piers Gooding (MLS,) Dr Simon D'Alfonzo (FIET,) Assistant Professor Bridget Hamilton (MDHS,) Dr Cathy Daniel (MDHS,) Dr David Clifford (MLS,) Hamilton Kennedy (MDHS,) Timothy Kariotis (MLS/FEIT.)
Tracking kids: Use and repurposing of wearable and mobile devices
Professor Martin Gibbs (FEIT,) Dr Simon Coghlan (FEIT,) Dr Bjorn Nansen (Arts,) Jane Mavoa (FIET.)
Physical place, digital space, and the pervasive devices that bind them: understanding our ever-connected world
Dr Marc Cheong (FEIT,) Dr Kristal Spreadborough (MDAP,) Dr Aleks Michalewics (MDAP.)
Research Streams
CAIDE has a series of research streams that cover our areas of interest and ongoing projects.
Art, AI and Digital Ethics
This research stream is led by Dr Vanessa Bartlett, McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Culture and Communications, Faculty of Arts
Animals and AI
RESEARCH THEME: Trustworthy AI
This research stream is led by Dr Simon Coghlan, Senior Research Fellow in Digital Ethics, School of Computing and Information Systems.
Disembodied Bots
RESEARCH THEME: Accountable AI
This research stream is lead by Co-Director, Professor Jeannie Paterson
Explainable Artificial Intelligence
RESEARCH THEME: Accountable AI
Co-Director of the Centre for AI and Digital Ethics, Professor Tim Miller
Targeted Advertising
RESEARCH THEME: Privacy and AI
This research stream is lead by Co-Director, Professor Jeannie Paterson.
Edtech
RESEARCH THEME: Accountable AI
This research stream is led by Dr Simon Coghlan, Senior Research Fellow in Digital Ethics, School of Computing and Information Systems.
Current research projects
Below are our ongoing research projects from across our member faculties and with our partners. At the bottom of this page you can also view CAIDE publications. Our blog posts, media and thought pieces can be view on our news, media and events page.
Ninian Stephen Law Program: New legal thinking for emerging technologies
This project is funded by the Menzies Foundation and led by Professor Jeannie Paterson, Professor Tim Miller, Professor Lars Kulik and Assistant Professor Atif Ahmad.
Beyond Anthropomorphism? The AI - Machine - Human - Animal continuum
RESEARCH THEME: Trustworthy AI
This project is a collaboration between the Centre for AI and Digital Ethics and the Digital Society Initiative at the University of Zurich on the AI - Machine - Human - Animal continuum.
Regulatory mechanisms for protecting reasonable expectations of privacy: the roles of consent and fairness in Australian and Indian Data Protection Law
RESEARCH THEME: Privacy and AI
Professor Jeannie Marie Paterson and Adam Lodders (CAIDE) with Associate Professor Mark Taylor (MLS) and Professor Indranath Gupta, Jindal Global University.
From Pockets to Cockpits: The Cultural Context of Digital Flight Assistants
RESEARCH THEME: Trustworthy AI
This research team is lead by Dr Fabio Mattioli, with funding from CAIDE 2020 Seed funding.
The Ethics and Practice of AI Localism at a time of COVID-19 and beyond
RESEARCH THEME: Privacy and AI
Research in collaboration with The Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (IEAI) at the Technical University of Munich and the GovLab at New York University
AI in the Home?: Understanding how Australians Use Digital Personal Assistants
RESEARCH THEME: Trustworthy AI
Professor Jeannie Paterson, Co-Director Centre for AI and Digital Ethics and Professor Megan Richardson, Melbourne Law School
Digital Analysis of Morality as Cooperation
RESEARCH THEME: Fairness and AI
Dr Marc Cheong, Senior Research Fellow in Digital Ethics, School of Computing and Information Systems
PhD Research
Gendered algorithms: The future as a replica of the discriminative past
RESEARCH THEME: Bias and AI
Sheilla Njoto, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Arts
Developing human-centred explanations for decisions made using AI
RESEARCH THEME: Accountable AI
Henrietta Lyons, PhD Candidate, School of Computing and Information Systems
Online dispute resolution and consumer disputes in Australia
RESEARCH THEME: Accountable AI
Vivi Tan, PhD Candidate, Melbourne Law School
CAIDE Publications
CAIDE Researchers have published across our areas of expertise in the AI Ethics space.
Study options for students
AI and the Law Breadth Track
This breadth track is designed to give undergraduates at the University of Melbourne the skills necessary to deal with the technical, ethical and legal challenges that arise in designing, governing and regulating AI that is fair, safe and beneficial to society.
The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Offered as part of the Masters in Computer Science this subject aims to provide students with the necessary tools to: identify social and ethical issues of digital technology particularly artificial intelligence and reason about these issues; communicate concerns, or discuss ideas, from differing points of view; and ultimately build technology with awareness of, and respect for, inclusion and the responsibility that comes with building powerful tools.
AI, Ethics and Science
This subject aims to provide scientists with the practical skills to identify and respond to the ethical challenges posed by new technologies. It will do this through a series of case students that illustrate the ethical dilemmas that may accompany new digital technologies, including through digital platforms, fintech, healthcare and public health, surveillance, policing, and governance applications.
AI, Ethics and the Law (Breadth Subject)
This subject uses interdisciplinary perspectives to investigate AI, ethics and the law. Developing sound ethical, policy and legal responses to AI requires expertise from the technical fields, especially maths, computer science and engineering, and also the social sciences and humanities, including sociology, psychology, criminology, history, ethics, and philosophy.
Juris Doctor Legal Research
CAIDE is offering a second semester JD legal research topic on Regulating AI. The research will explore the role of law in the development of new technologies.
Internships with CAIDE
Our member faculties offer internship subjects at an undergraduate level and CAIDE offers the opportunity for students to complete their internship with us.
CAIDE Summer Research Academy 2021
Returning in 2021 for a new PhD and Early Career Researchers.
The Centre for AI and Digital Ethics hosts events, writes and speaks widely in the media, on podcasts and short-form publications. See our news and events here.
CAIDE Events
CAIDE News
Short form publications
CAIDE researchers have published a number of short pieces for general audiences
CAIDE Videos
The CAIDE Team have made a series of videos including our 'Three Questions with CAIDE' and our series on 'AI Ethics in Film, Media and Literature.'
Previous event recordings
CAIDE seminars are recorded and shared here, click to watch our previous seminars.
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