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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.

On Artificial Intelligence

Lectures and Events

Summary

Professor Toby Walsh will present the Northern Branch monthly lecture for August with a focus on aspects of Artificial Intelligence at 1.30pm on Sunday 23 August at Horton Auditorium, Scotch Oakburn College, 85 Penquite Road. This event will be held in conjunction with National Science Week.

  • Free for members of the Royal Society of Tasmania
  • Free for children under 12
  • $10 for students
  • $15 general admission

Artificial Intelligence is one of the megatrends of the moment. Its time has come, and it is disrupting how we work, create and learn at a fundamental level.

But what does all this mean to you?

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What about Artificial Intelligence do you and your teams need to understand?

Professor Toby Walsh is an award-winning AI researcher, author of five books on the subject for the general public, sought-after speaker, and advocate for limits around AI to ensure it is used to improve our lives. He conducts speaking engagements throughout Australia and around the World (except in Russia, where he has been indefinitely banned).


Sponsored by Scotch Oakburn College

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WHEN:

Sunday, 23rd August 2026 1:30 pm

Region:

North

Location:

Horton Auditorium, Scotch Oakburn College, 85 Penquite Road

Speaker:

Professor Toby Walsh

Acknowledgement of Country

The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.

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On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.