An Australian court has given inventor status to a piece of Artificial Intelligence. It’s big news in the tech industry, but does it really matter?
In addition, a new research discipline called “Affectivism”: what is it and how will it influence our understanding of human behavior?
And why a New York researcher has labeled virtual reality as a “rich white boy with famous parents” who “keeps crashing up.”
Guests
Professor Susan Broomhall – Historian, Catholic University of Australia
Associate Professor David Karpf – School of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University
Professor Jeannie Patterson – Center for AI and Digital Ethics, Melbourne School of Law