Aurora Consulting Services Chief David O’Keefe who was among the first intake to receive a Bachelor Degree in Information Technology in Australia in 1984, is hosting an ‘Artificial Intelligence Information Session’ at Granville Library on Thursday, September 21, 6-7pm.
He will be discussing what AI is – and how it’s been around for about 70 years, how it’s being used in industries, potential risks and the benefits and the pitfalls.
Describing it as exciting but also scary, he said that just as with the internet, it was going to change life as we know it.
“I could talk all day just about the medical benefits and how it will detect all diseases immediately including cancer and even dementia,” he said.
“When a person is first getting dementia, there is a slight change to their voice which we can’t hear but AI can.”
He said education authorities were scrambling to work out protections against students relying on it to produce work and that even though there would be job losses in many fields including lawyers, architects, customer service and many more, it was not all doom and gloom as new jobs would emerge.
There were also fears that scammers could reach new heights, with AI even being able to impersonate loved ones’ voices.
“We are not going to be able to believe anything we see or hear but the experts are already on it and seeking out solutions,” David.
The ‘Artificial Intelligence Information Session’ is free to attend, with no bookings required.
