The Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics (CAIDE) facilitates cross-disciplinary research, teaching and leadership on the ethical, regulatory and legal issues relating to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies.
Across Australia and the world, governments, corporations and courts are increasingly relying on algorithms to make decisions about their operations and embracing new technologies to inform their operations. These automated decisions have major effects determining eligibility for government benefits, access to services, pricing and selection of products, job and loan application outcomes, criminal recidivism, or the diagnosis of medical conditions.
While the use of new digital and algorithmic technologies can enhance efficiency and improve the quality of life for all Australians, it can also lead to risks including biased, poor-quality, or unscrutinised decisions. AI challenges our humanity and how we interact with our environment. The advent of new digital technologies and AI raise a number of social, legal, regulatory and technical challenges that transcend domains and require deep, sustained research.
The Centre
We bring a cross-disciplinary perspective on the ethical, regulatory and legal issues relating to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies. Our research seeks to explore the impact, deployment and governance of this emerging technology across society. Our approach is to combine legal, ethical and social perspectives with technological expertise to examine the issues of these emerging technologies in a holistic manner. We will examine issues of fairness, privacy, accountability and transparency in this emerging technology to further our understand, but also to guide the development and appropriate policy settings for effective use across society.
Led by Professor Jeannie Paterson (Melbourne Law School) and Associate Professor Tim Miller (Melbourne School of Engineering) we address these issues 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 Arts and the Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne.
Our Vision
CADIE seeks to further the ethical use of new digital and AI technology across society by:
- Facilitating cross-disciplinary research, teaching and leadership
- Assisting governments, businesses and community organisations to hold themselves to the highest standards of ethics and equity
- Promoting the fair, safe and accountable use of automated systems
- Ensuring that University of Melbourne graduates and the community are equipped with insight, knowledge and expertise required to deploy automated systems in manner consistent with public and regulatory expectation
Our Approach
We seek to achieve the outcomes by building together a diverse, cross-disciplinary teams to engage in research, research training, teaching and outreach.
Melbourne Connect
Initially based at Melbourne Law School, we will move to Melbourne Connect, a new precinct currently under construction on the former Royal Women’s Hospital site in a partnership between the University and a consortium led by Lendlease. Melbourne Connect will place highest calibre research, industry, government, higher-degree students and other elite thinkers in a single purpose-built precinct. To find out more visit: melbconnect.com.au.
Watch CAIDE co-director Professor Jeannie Paterson discuss how interdisciplinary collaboration and digital technology can help us solve current problems and prepare for future challenges.
Directors
Centre Staff
- Adam Lodders
Special Projects Officer
Melbourne Law School
University of Melbourne
- Gabby Bush
Project Officer
Melbourne Law School
University of Melbourne
Research Fellows
- Kobi Leins
Senior Research Fellow in Digital Ethics
Melbourne School of Engineering
University of Melbourne
- Simon Coghlan
Senior Research Fellow in Digital Ethics
Melbourne School of Engineering
University of Melbourne
- Marc Cheong
Senior Research Fellow in Digital Ethics
Melbourne School of Engineering
University of Melbourne
Visiting Fellows
Steering Committee
- Howard Bondell
Professor of Statistical Data Science
Co-Director Melbourne Centre for Data Science
Faculty of Science
University of Melbourne
- Reeva Lederman
Professor, School of Computing and Information Systems
Melbourne School of Engineering
University of Melbourne
- Greg Restall
Professor of Philosophy
Faculty of Arts
University of Melbourne
- Liz Sonnenberg
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure & Systems)
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Digital & Data)
University of Melbourne
- Mark Taylor
Associate Professor
Melbourne Law School
University of Melbourne
Associates
- Dr Inbar Levy
Melbourne Law School
University of Melbourne
- Matthew Dolan
Faculty of Science
University of Melbourne
Graduate Researchers
- Henreitta Lyons
School of Computing and Information Systems
University of Melbourne
- Vivi Tan
University of Melbourne
The activities of CAIDE revolve around four themes: fairness, accountability, transparency and privacy. CAIDE will lead research, teaching and engagement on these themes, addressing each in the context of particular challenges and opportunities presented in Australia.
Events
Unfortunately, due to the COVID19 pandemic all events hosted by the Centre for AI and Digital Ethics are cancelled or postponed until further notice.
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- Address
- Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics
Melbourne Law School
185 Pelham Street
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3053
AUSTRALIA - uom-caide@unimelb.edu.au
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- Co-directors
- Professor Jeannie Paterson
Associate Professor Tim Miller