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Burning Platforms

Per Capita Australia

Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. Join Peter Lewis, Lizzie O’Shea (Digital Rights Watch), Dan Stinton (HealthEngine CEO), and guests, fortnightly for analysis of the politics of technology from some of Australia’s leading digital campaigners and industry experts. Brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

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01:04:31

Judging Meta with Dr Nick Suzor

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2024/02/29

Welcome back to Burning Platforms – a podcast about the politics of technology - from our new home at Per Capita’s Centre of the Public Square.For our first episode for 2024, Peter, Lizzie, and Dan will discuss the federal governments new doxxing laws, Open AI's latest product, Sora, and question whether LinkedIn is the "last platform standing". We're also joined by Deep Dive/Guest: Nick Suzor, Law Professor at QUT Digital Media Research Centre and member of Meta’s Oversight Board, to chat

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56:39

Faking It

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2023/11/06

Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech.As the world races to regulate artificial intelligence and machine learning, we’re joined by Professor Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist at the University of New South Wales and author of new book 'Faking It', to expose all of A.I.’s tricks and lies. Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

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55:09

Tech Horror Stories

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2023/10/17

Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. This episode of Burning Platforms looks at the march of AI through the prism of dystopias with critic and writer Richard King, author of 'Here Be Monsters'. Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

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44:05

Life of Pi

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2023/09/04

Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. On this episode the panel is joined for an intimate discussion with the self described ‘emotional intelligent’ AI chatbot, Pi. Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

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53:44

ALP Live Hack

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2023/08/21

This episode of Burning Platforms comes live from the Australian Labor Party National Conference Fringe Festival where we talk AI regulation, privacy reform and hack the data of an MP! Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

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49:56

’Cookers’ in their underpants - The Voice and social...

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2023/07/30

Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. With The Voice to Parliament referendum campaign in full swing, we examine the role that digital platforms play in influencing the discussion. Our panel is joined special guest Queensland University of Technology Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Axel Bruns. Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

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53:01

True Lies - Can we regulate disinformation?

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2023/07/20

Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. This episode, we are joined by Andrea Carson, Professor of Political Communication from LaTrobe University to dissect ACMA's proposed new disinformation powers, and ask the question, 'Can we actually regulate disinformation?' Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

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56:57

Living With AI

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2023/07/03

Technology described as artificial intelligence is becoming more pervasive, with AI algorithms transforming science and industry, along with our everyday lives. But what is AI really? Is it truly intelligent? Is it always a benignly useful modern-world companion? Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. This week, the Burning Platforms panel unpack this and more with AI academic Campbell Wilson on his new book 'Living with AI'. Burning Platforms is brought

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49:40

Privacy Misconception

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2023/04/27

Apps now harvest so much of our data, from our locations and movements, our shopping habits, even for some women - their fertility. What are the privacy implications of capturing this much bodily information? Burning Platforms speaks with academic Katharine Kemp about her work tracking the data-harvesting of fertility apps. Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

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56:21

Digital Playground

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2023/04/04

With a new focus on protecting children online as part of an evolution of the Privacy Act, rights activist Chloe Shorten (Director Alfred Health and Industry Funds Services, Ambassador Foyer Foundation) joins the Burning Platforms panel to look at the case for using new and existing laws to define and enforce the rights of minors. And don't forget to vote for our SXSW proposal. Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

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47:35

Public Interest Data

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2023/03/21

With the first major review of the Australian Privacy Act in 40 years reaching end-game, the Burning Platforms panel unpack the state of events, and discuss a new report looking at how tick-a-box consent is undermining our freedom and privacy. Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

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52:37

Identity Crisis

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2023/03/07

After the string of hacks in late 2022 the government has developed a new online identity wallet. What is the logic behind it? Will it provide better privacy for citizens? And should we trust government with our data anyway? Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. This week Peter Lewis, Lizzie O'Shea, and Dan Stinton are joined by Professor Ed Santow, Director for Policy & Governance at the Human Technology Institute, and Industry Professor for

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58:42

Chokepoint Capitalism

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2023/02/12

Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. This week, we speak with Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow, authors of new book 'Chokepoint Capitalism' and explore how creatives can break free of Big Tech and Big Content Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

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36:31

Burning Platforms Live in Melbourne

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2022/12/19

The final Burning Platforms of 2022 reflects on the year that was, including Elon Musk, tech regulation, privacy and more. Plus we held quizzes, played 'Dan or bot', and launched new book 'Disconnect'! Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

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58:38

The End of the (Big Tech) World as we know it

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2022/11/27

Twitter is imploding before our eyes under Elon Musk, Meta is shedding staff and stock prices, and the crypto winter freezes out more people as FTX collapses. Is this the end of the (Big Tech) world as we know it? And are we all feeling fine? What will happen next? Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. Join Peter Lewis, Lizzie O'Shea, and Dan Stinton for this week's analysis of the politics of technology from around the world. Burning Platforms is

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52:13

Navigating the Metaverse

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2022/11/15

Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. As we move deeper into the new phases of the internet should we be building in guardrails and redlines around this new technology? And even if we should, can we? This week, the Burning Platform panel deep dives into the metaverse with the Founder of the Responsible Metaverse Alliance, Dr Catriona Wallace. Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

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33:38

Resilience or Redesign - Approaching our Tech Future

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2022/11/04

As part of the 2022 NetThing Internet Governance Conference, Burning Platforms will ask - "Do we need to build our resilience against a worsening tech world, or should we design a better one?" As the tech harms pile up and change us and our society, we deep dive into a new book 'Disconnect - why we get pushed to extremes online and how to stop it' which showcases online conspiracy theorists, freedom fighters, trolls, screen addicts and more and we will unpack whether our current tech landscape is

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55:58

Dead End: How Tech is driving gridlock

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2022/10/16

The future of transportation is abuzz with disruption, from ride-sharing to electric vehicles to AI traffic flows. Burning Platforms asks - will these build transport systems for the better or worse? With special guest Paris Marx, Author of Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation, and host of 'Tech Won't Save Us'. Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

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52:11

Breached As - the Optus data leak

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2022/10/03

Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. This episode we look at the huge data breach at Optus, and ask whether this breach is a feature or a bug of a world where mass data collection has now been normalised. Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

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55:33

The Dark Arts of Online Advertising

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2022/09/18

Burning Platforms goes under Big Tech’s hood with new research into the increased opacity of online advertising - and the impact of that secrecy on public discourse. With special guests: Nicholas Carah, Associate Professor at University of Queensland Aimee Brownbill, Senior Research and Policy Advisor at Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the Public Square - an initiative of Per Capita.

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