In the life of almost every household appliance, there comes that moment of out with the old and in with the new. In our consumer-driven society, electrical and electronic equipment…
Big data – how much of your information is out there?
BIG ISSUE, BIG BUSINESS, BIG DATA In the world of information technology, big data is the issue on everyone’s lips. According to IBM, every day we create 2.5 quintillion bytes…
Australia must prepare for massive job losses due to automation
Australia faces some tough policy decisions to reshape its economy and prepare for an uncertain future, with predictions that up to five million jobs are likely to be automated by…
EVENT: JOB SURVIVAL IN THE AGE OF ROBOTS AND INTELLIGENT MACHINES
In Australia, the Financial Review reports that up to half a million of existing jobs could be taken over by robotics or machines run by artificial intelligence in the coming…
We need new jobs as the machines do more of our work
We might be living longer than ever before, but the Australian government’s plan to keep older people in the workforce may not be that easy. The predictions are that by…
Dr David Tuffley Profile
Dr. David Tuffley is a lecturer in Applied Ethics and Socio-Technical Studies in the Griffith School of ICT. A regular contributor to mainstream media on the social impact of technology, David…
Former IT & engineering students’ travel app worth $2M just weeks after launch
A group of former Griffith engineering and IT students have struck gold with their new travel app worth $2 million just weeks after it was launched. The idea for Ventoura was…
EVENT: The Climate is changing: are we adapting?
The climate is changing: are we adapting? A panel discussion. With 2014 officially declared the hottest year on record we are once again reminded that climate change is not only something…
Beating cyber criminals with quantum solutions
As hackers get more sophisticated in their cyber crime efforts, we need to look to new technology to make our systems more secure, and potentially unhackable. For some types of…
Gaming technology boosts mangrove research
Motion sensing technology best known in computer games is vastly improving Queensland scientists’ ability to quantify habitat complexity in mangroves. The Kinect line of devices developed by Microsoft for Xbox consoles and…