The Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Society Committee within the Australian Computer Society (ACS) serves as a leading voice in examining the profound and far-reaching impact of AI on individuals, organisations, and communities. Bringing together experts from academia, industry, government, and civil society, the committee is dedicated to fostering a balanced, informed, and responsible approach to the development and deployment of AI technologies across Australia.
Artificial Intelligence has rapidly evolved from a specialised research domain into a foundational technology shaping nearly every sector, including healthcare, education, finance, public services, and creative industries. While AI offers significant opportunities to enhance productivity, innovation, and decision-making, it also raises critical questions around ethics, bias, accountability, privacy, and the future of work
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Chair
Angela is the founding chair of AI4APAC Consortium connecting APAC and EMEA, US and Canada academic and industry AI professionals to launch collaborative research project to advance AI application for Healthcare and Smart Cities.
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Vice Chair
I am a data and information ethicist passionate about shaping future digital and data infrastructure. Building consensus through gaining and maintaining community trust and implementing good practice to advance socially-just data policies is embedded in my work. My award-winning work as an educator and as a researcher for the past twenty years engages with the ever-evolving relationship between people and emerging technologies.
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Member
Lisa Qu is General Manager, Group Growth at NextEd Group (ASX:NXD), where she leads product, go-to-market and commercial strategy, including enterprise AI capability programs and workforce-focused AI initiatives.
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Member
Alessio Bonti is an Associate Professor at RMIT University and former AI Lead at IBM. In his industry role, he worked with all major Australian banks and led notable innovations including the first commercial AI for Oncology and a pioneering multimodal blockchain tracking system for China’s One Road One Belt initiative.
