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Canberra, Australia
Joined November 2009
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That's right folks. This is the official response to a simple and pointed request. Given the scope of what amounts to an official ban this has the hallmarks of an official collective decision. Between now and October I will plan further. That work is, in fact, already underway. The key question: Why this reaction to my arguing that there should be a publicly viewable component of the GovAI Use Case Library? Sure there will be use cases where a security classification is warranted. Locking down everything is highly questionable given there fact that Government AI will impact everyone. Why is that such an issue: Two words Open Government. And that's before I get to the many other issues this raises. That's all I will be saying for now. But I'll be watching. That's all I will be saying for now. The record speaks for itself."
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Absolutely Josh. There’s an additional important dimension to this 👇👇👇
Replying to @AlboMP
@AlboMP @SenKatyG Good. However, the same standard of accountability should apply to government institutions: politicians and public servants alike. It should also apply to companies doing AI work for the Australian Government and the APS. Why? To encourage greater vigilance. To prevent a cycle of deflection. To prevent harms from the outset, so we don't need Royal Commissions to surface the truth. My work on Deep Truth is continuing. A people-friendly AI window to government services is all well and good, but if the underlying complexity within government and the APS isn't addressed, it will remain an impediment and keep creating harm. The onus is on government and the APS to fix the impediments and harms under the hood. abc.net.au/news/2026-11-11/a…
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Replying to @AlboMP
@AlboMP @SenKatyG Good. However, the same standard of accountability should apply to government institutions: politicians and public servants alike. It should also apply to companies doing AI work for the Australian Government and the APS. Why? To encourage greater vigilance. To prevent a cycle of deflection. To prevent harms from the outset, so we don't need Royal Commissions to surface the truth. My work on Deep Truth is continuing. A people-friendly AI window to government services is all well and good, but if the underlying complexity within government and the APS isn't addressed, it will remain an impediment and keep creating harm. The onus is on government and the APS to fix the impediments and harms under the hood. abc.net.au/news/2026-11-11/a…
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Dr. Gabor Maté - holocaust survivor, Jewish physician & renowned author: "Israel right now is a psychopath functioning in an infrastructure of impunity. It is a complete disaster spiritually, ethically, morally."
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Replying to @karenmitchell__
Wonderful work Karen. You might be interested in my work on moral disengagement. It all started with a hypothesis and, I guess, brings Professor Albert Bandura’s work to life. deep-truth-persona-gp8lvbl.g…
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💧Steve Davies retweeted
‘AUKUS has reversed the bipartisan consensus on what should constitute the basis of Australia’s defence policy (the actual defence of the Aust’n continent) replacing it w/ forward defence & deterrence aimed at containing China as part of…US strategy.’ thesaturdaypaper.com.au/shar…
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Replying to @kellyeld
100% relate to it Kelly. Beautifully thoughtful work. Inspirational. Thank you.
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💧Steve Davies retweeted
Self proclaimed Wolverine😂 Senator James Patterson and Jennifer Parker have been rolled out in a vain attempt to discredit the AUKUS public Inquiry.The inquiry report was informed by a former PM, Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministers, military experts, academics and the public.
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Replying to @cpi_aus
Food for thought for you. Moral engagement is the key to ethics and integrity. I started with a hypothesis years ago. Specifically, that AI could possibly be provided with a moral lens via Professor Albert Bandura’s life long work on moral disengagement. At any step of the way this could have failed aka not worked. What became the Deep Truth Personal has held up. And done in a way that places human agency at the core. The reaction of the APSC and others has been telling and, I might add, predictable. I’m consolidating my research in the coming weeks. 👇👇👇 Pleasingly the AI Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence accepted my submission. Submissions Webpage aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Bus… My submission number is 570. There are three documents: Mr Steve Davies aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ash… 570.1 Supplementary to submission 570 aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ash… 570.2 Supplementary to submission 570 aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ash… The first document is the submission proper. The second document concerns more technical matters via a vis testing. The third provides a window to the submission proper. All three documents are deeply intertwined.
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Replying to @cheryl_kernot
@cheryl_kernot Let me share something with you that tells you why Cate Blanchett’s refection and words touched me so much. Years of work behind this. Good news from me concerning my work on AI, moral disengagement and moral engagement. Not withstanding the many issues with AI, the media needs to lift its game. Why? Many of the issues are down to the institutionalised behaviours and practices within organisations and the mindset of some individuals within them. Submissions Webpage aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_… My submission number is 570. There are three documents: Mr Steve Davies aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.… 570.1 Supplementary to submission 570 aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.… 570.2 Supplementary to submission 570 aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.… The first document is the submission proper. The second document concerns more technical matters via a vis testing. The third provides a window to the submission proper. All three documents are deeply intertwined
These words, thoughts and feelings of Cate Blanchett resonate deeply and profoundly with me.
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💧Steve Davies retweeted
The Public Inquiry into AUKUS, led by a former federal Labor Minister, Peter Garrett, and included former WA Labor Premier Carmen Lawrence, and former defence chief Chris Barrie as commissioners, has found AUKUS should be suspended, and subject to a Royal Commission!
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Just ask yourselves this single question. What would happen to any other public official handled issues in this manner? They would be given the opportunity to leave with dignity. And, ultimately, removed. The stark contrast? The manner in which whistleblowers are treated.
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💧Steve Davies retweeted
uma marxista holandesa criou um compilado de mais de 6 mil artigos da Academia de Ciências Sociais Chinesa e categorizou tudo. fica a dica pra quem tem interesse chinesemarxism.org
A Dutch Marxist has created an index of over 6000 articles from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and summarized and categorized them. Find them here at chinesemarxism.org
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Replying to @ALeighMP
Tell me about it. Submissions Webpage aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Bus… My submission number is 570. There are three documents: Mr Steve Davies aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ash… 570.1 Supplementary to submission 570 aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ash… 570.2 Supplementary to submission 570 aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ash… The first document is the submission proper. The second document concerns more technical matters via a vis testing. The third provides a window to the submission proper. All three documents are deeply intertwined.
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Good morning @jommy_tee Good news from me concerning my work on AI, moral disengagement and moral engagement. Not withstanding the many issues with AI, the media needs to lift its game. Why? Many of the issues are down to the institutionalised behaviours and practices within organisations and the mindset of some individuals within them. Submissions Webpage aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Bus… My submission number is 570. There are three documents: Mr Steve Davies aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ash… 570.1 Supplementary to submission 570 aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ash… 570.2 Supplementary to submission 570 aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ash… The first document is the submission proper. The second document concerns more technical matters via a vis testing. The third provides a window to the submission proper. All three documents are deeply intertwined.
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Replying to @JaqRedTravels
@JaqRedTravels Hope all is great with you :) Me? I’ve been very busy. Years of work and some good news. If only the tech was available many years earlier. Submissions Webpage aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Bus… My submission number is 570. There are three documents: Mr Steve Davies aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ash… 570.1 Supplementary to submission 570 aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ash… 570.2 Supplementary to submission 570 aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ash… The first document is the submission proper. The second document concerns more technical matters via a vis testing. The third provides a window to the submission proper. All three documents are deeply intertwined.
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Replying to @DougCameron51
This wikipedia page needs updating. Labor Left indeed. I venture to say that in earlier times he would be disendorsed and expelled from the party.
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💧Steve Davies retweeted
Just when the US people are putting a barge pole between themselves and President Trump, Albanese is giving him a bear hug. Here’s a message from the Australian people for him: End AUKUS.
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Replying to @DougCameron51
His views are those of an ideological twat. He should be exported to Trump’s dead end political sewer.
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Oops @wilding_gyres My early morning pre-coffee slip up. To the critics of the work of Nina.
To the critics of @wilding_gyres I say this. Such work as this has a solid potential to build bridges of understanding. Her openness, transparency and honesty is what is needed. Why? It cuts through the destructive binary thinking that has become all too prevalent.
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