Event Description

Democracy in the dark: a discussion on the impact of information control, AI and censorship

Access to information is a pillar of democracy and a core value of library and information services in Australia. But what is the impact on democracy when information is controlled by social, technological and economic factors? With growing movements towards censorship, the rise of AI authorship, information increasingly kept behind paywalls or just disappearing from non-permanent homes, our panellists will the mechanisms they’re using to keep as much information as possible in the light.

Speakers:

Dr Amanda Lawrence, President, Wikimedia Australia, and Program Director, Australian Internet Observatory 

Janet Catteral, Senior Project Officer, Open Access Australasia

Fiona Parsons, Communications and Project Officer, Analysis and Policy Observatory 

Trish Hepworth, Deputy CEO, Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)

When

Friday 2 August 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm AEST 

Where

Online webinar on the Zoom Events platform. A link will be sent out the morning of the webinar.

A recording of the webinar will also be made available through the Zoom Events platform to registered participants.