@antmandan

Professor of Digital Communication @qutdmrc @QUTSchoolOfComm, 'computational science nerd', cyclist, beer brewer. Putting the ant in rant since 2005.

staff.qut.edu.au/staff/daniel.angus
Joined June 2009
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I just caught the interview of @MChandlerMather by @FergusonNews on @abc730. My question to Sarah would be, as the lead anchor for one of our most trusted news organisations, why trash that reputation now by aligning yourself with trashy tabloid style gotcha journalism?
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It was great to speak with @antmandan recently about the @qutdmrc's submission to the government's Joint Select Committee on Social Media and Australian Society. Check out our podcast episode here! open.spotify.com/episode/13i…

The Joint Select Committee on Social Media and Australian Society Mini Series with Daniel Angus (#4)

Read Them Sideways · Episode

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How do political parties win elections these days? Social media is key, and our new thematic issue explores how political parties in 14 countries worldwide use it to push their issues. A variety of approaches are found below (🧵) Issue: shorturl.at/ykXmf
New open access issue "How Political Issues Shape Social Media Campaigns for National Elections".

ALT New open access issue "How Political Issues Shape Social Media Campaigns for National Elections".

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🚀 Excited to share that our #ICA24 preconference, The Future of Computational Message Science, was a great success yesterday! Our speakers and panelists delivered fascinating talks, and the participants were very engaged. Thank you to everyone who made it an unforgettable event!
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Our research found racial & gender bias in facial age estimation: tech performs best on white faces, worst on dark faces, with errors of up to 40 years. We show why AV won't 'save the children' and argue for porn literacy. @aobeid_1 @antmandan & Alan McKee journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…

Mandatory age verification for pornography access: Why it can't and won't ‘save the children’ -...

Age verification is currently gaining traction among some western democracies as a means to restrict minors’ access to online pornography. In this article we co...

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@antmandan worries that a culture within computer science that "data found is data that is yours" means that millions of creative works could be being ripped off to build generative AI tools. Listen to the latest episode of The Conversation Weekly. theconversation.com/computer…

Computer science culture often means anybody’s data is fair game to feed the AI algorithm – but...

Daniel Angus, a professor of digital communication, explains how artists are trying out data poisoning to protect their intellectual property. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

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Mangled, pinched and inaccurate. How AI generated sport site League Initiative is pinching stories and trashing them.
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🚨Excited to share our recent publication, “Exploring the role of political elites in post-truth communication on social media” (co-authored with @katemfitzgerald). Fully open access at @Media_Int_Aus: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.… Below is a brief explainer thread 🧵
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Classic @Qantas behaviour tonight. Trying to send the kids as unaccompanied minors so forced to use this infernal carrier 9am: the 5:15pm flight is cancelled 11:30am: we've rebooked your kids on a 6:45pm flight 5:41pm: the 6:45pm flight is now departing at 8:30pm
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I feel terrible for the frontline staff who have to run continual cover for the useless overpaid executives running these failed enterprises.
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And in another twist, I've had two scam accounts reply to me and nothing from @Qantas. It's not just national airlines that have gone to complete crap.
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#hackica24 will be at the beautiful Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. Come hack with us on June 19 and 20. Thanks to @antmandan & @QUT for hosting us. Sign up here: icahdq.org/event/ICA24-Hacka…
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🚨Data Access Thread🚨 First: @transparenttech and @GWIDDP are organizing an important DSA data access project (w/ @m_dot_brown, @yang3kc, and me) and we need your help compiling information about researcher data access. See our site for the survey. 1/n independenttechresearch.org/…

Introducing the DSA Data Access Audit - Coalition for Independent Technology Research

In a year of more than 70 global elections, the need for independent researchers to have access to social media data has never been greater. That’s why the Coalition for Independent Technology...

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The 2nd post-API conference (25th June) is seeking submissions from researchers navigating challenges in the current social media data environment. Supported by @qutdmrc and hosted at @QUT, and perfect for #ica2024 attendees. postapiconference.com @ica_cm @ICA_CAT @icahdq
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Submissions close in a bit over a week, and are simple 1 page outlines. Submissions aside, we're also encouraging audience participation using the same rego link if you just want to come to listen, connect, and/or chat. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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