Let’s talk about AI, how technology is changing the world, and what it means to be a citizen in the 21st century.

Cory Alpert

Cory Alpert is a researcher and writer looking at the impact of AI on democracy.

Cory is a researcher at the University of Melbourne, and writes a regular, agenda-setting column in The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald on technology and global affairs. He publishes regularly around the world, including in the Straits Times (Singapore), the Kyiv Independent (Ukraine), Haaretz (Israel), the Post and Courier (USA), and more. He served for three years in the Biden White House, and in senior roles around US politics for nearly a decade. He is regularly a featured commentator on TV, radio, and in print around the world.

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Speaking Topics

For General Sessions: AI & Trust

AI is transforming our world, from algorithms to ChatGPT. This talk builds on Cory’s world-leading research on the psychological impacts of AI on public trust and our political decision-making. It helps companies and organizations rethink how they build trust in a fast-changing world, and to build a better future for all of us.

For Non-Technical Teams: Making AI Make Sense

Non-technical teams need to understand AI and shape how it’s deployed - inside their company and out. Cory translates the complexity of AI and makes it more approachable, offering insights and solutions about how staff and managers can make better decisions and work with AI instead of through it. This is all about empowering workers instead of relying on AI slop.

For the Politically-Minded: Unpacking the New World Order

Cory is one of the most sought-after commentators on the changing shape of global politics, translating and analyzing how the Trump Administration is moving. Cory has strong experience in the White House and around American politics, and unpacks how the Trump Administration and its partnerships with Silicon Valley are reshaping trade, security, and geopolitics.

For the Risk Takers: System Error

System Error is a fully developed and produced late-night show, rethinking what a public lecture can be - asking big questions about the role of technology in our society. Expect academic insight, humor, a little audience participation, a musical guest, and a new way to think about AI and democracy.

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