About the Event

Three experts from different fields and perspectives will participate in a discussion about the five key points from Prof Paul Salmon’s "Nobody wants to talk about AI safety” article published in The Conversation (Feb 2025). https://theconversation.com/nobody-wants-to-talk-about-ai-safety-instead-they-cling-to-5-comforting-myths-249489

Paul Salmon

Paul is a professor of Human Factors and creator of the Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science at the University of the Sunshine Coast. He has almost 25 years’ experience of applied Human Factors and systems science research in a diverse set of domains. Paul has co-authored 23 books and over 300 peer reviewed journal articles. His current research interests are focused on the application of Human Factors and systems science to manage societal and global risks. Paul has received several prestigious awards from the International, Australian, US, and UK Human Factors and Ergonomics societies, and for the past 5 years The Australian has identified him as Australia’s field leader in the area of quality and reliability.

Lin Tan

Lin Tian, a researcher in AI and natural language processing with applications on social media. Lin holds a PhD in Computer Science and specialise in understanding and combating misinformation spread across digital platforms.

Her work focuses on developing explainable, robust deep learning models—particularly transformer-based architectures and large language models—to detect propaganda, coordinated manipulation campaigns, and misinformation on social media. She combines causal inference, multi-agent systems, and state-space models to trace how information evolves across the web. Her research interests include rumour detection, cross-lingual transfer learning, and behavioural characterisation of misinformation spreaders. She is passionate about building AI systems that protect democratic discourse. Beyond research, she is passionate about maintaining balance through running and surfing. These activities keep her grounded and energised, providing the mental clarity needed for tackling complex AI challenges

Ben Hutchinson

Ben Hutchinson is a full-time senior safety manager, with a PhD in safety science. He is interested in unpacking complex sociotechnical accidents, and the application of evidence-based practices - particularly from the perspective of systems theories

Register your spot today!

Members: free

Non-members $30

MOU societies - $15 please email secretariat@ergonomics.org.au with your society name and member number for discount code

Please see below timezones for this PD event.

Location             Start                     Finish  

GMT                     2:00am               3:30am

WA                      10:00am             11:30am

NT                       11:30am             1:00pm

QLD                     12:00noon          1:30pm

SA                        12:30pm             2:00pm

NSW                    1:00pm               2:30pm

TAS                      1:00pm               2:30pm

VIC                       1:00pm               2:30pm

NZ                        3:00pm               4:30pm