Why we need to think about diversity and ethics in AI
17 Jan 2022Dr Cathy Foley shared her thoughts on the importance of ethics and diversity when creating next generation technologies in the January issue of ATSE’s IMPACT magazine.
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Dr Foley visits ANU Solar Racing
20 Dec 2021As Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Foley sees herself as a role model for all young people who might not realise that they can aspire to a career in science.
Dr Foley hosts 'super forum' of science advisers
8 Dec 2021Science advisers from the Forum of Australian Chief Scientists, the Government Scientists Group and the National Science and Technology Council came together for a workshop focused on science and technology priorities for 2022.
Blueprint has potential to catalyse science and research sector
18 Nov 2021The new technologies will change the way you and I live our lives, from the cars we drive to the materials we use to build and power our homes, from the way diseases are diagnosed and treated, to the way we communicate and interact.
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