Overview

Join us for the next event in a series on privacy, security, and online safety for young people in Australia. 

The Impact of Generative AI on Kids’ Privacy, Safety, and Security, takes place on Tuesday, October 15, 9:30 am – 11:30 am Australian Eastern Time.

In our increasingly digital world, the boundaries of our expectations related to privacy, security and online safety are stretched more and more by emerging technologies, policies, and practices. The Future of Privacy Forum, AARNet, and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) invite you to the second in our event series on privacy, security, and online safety of young people in Australia. This session will focus on potential risks and benefits related to children’s use of the growing suite of generative AI tools and methods for combatting existing and emerging harms to young people online, including the impact of the upcoming updates to Australia’s Privacy Act and the ongoing work of various Australian digital platform regulators on generative AI and AI governance.

Session detail

AI – Artificial Intelligence – has been around for years, but with the recent widespread release of consumer-facing AI tools that can generate text, images, audio, and video, understanding the technology’s risks and benefits has never been more important. When it comes to young people, generative AI has the potential to allow for new creative outlets, improve independent learning, and provide for more personalized education. However, it also has the potential to exacerbate some of the harms already experienced online, such as harassment, bullying, and the development of AI-generated child sexual exploitation material (CSEM).

Organized by: Future of Privacy Forum, AARNet and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Keynote Speaker:

• Mr. Peter Khalil, MP Chair of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, Member for Wills

Speakers:

• Associate Professor Campbell Wilson, Co-director of the Ai for Law Enforcement and Community Safety (AiLECS) Lab, Monash University
• Dr. Jessica Lake, Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
• Dr. John Coyne, Head of the Northern Australia Strategic Policy Centre and Head of Strategic Policing and Law Enforcement, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
• Dr. Shaanam Cohney, Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne