Rob Meredith
rmeredit.bsky.social
Rob Meredith
@rmeredit.bsky.social
Reposted by Rob Meredith
400,000 Australians aren't registered to vote! 97.8%'s a record, but we can do better.

Compulsory voting, prop representation and the awesome AEC are hallmarks of our democracy and something to be proud of. If you haven't enrolled, please jump on board.

www.aec.gov.au/Enrolling_to...

#auspol
Size of the electoral roll and enrolment rate 2023
www.aec.gov.au
February 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Interesting research on AI project failure. The human bit of the equation is critical: people need to trust their tools.

We’ve known this for ages though with earlier fads like expert- & knowledge-based systems, & data science.

Trust trumps engineering.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
It's Amazing – But Terrifying!: Unveiling the Combined Effect of Emotional and Cognitive Trust on Organizational Member' Behaviours, AI Performance, and Adoption
We conducted a qualitative, real-life study where we tracked the introduction, implementation, and use of a new AI technology in a company. We identified four distinct trust configurations among orga....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Day 2 after deleting X, Instagram and minimising Facebook.

Already I’ve stumbled on two interesting reads, which is more than on the other platforms In years:

1. @johnquiggin.bsky.social’s provocative feed and various links. 🤌
2. @himself.bsky.social ‘s topical article bsky.app/profile/hims... 🤔
We're getting the social media crisis wrong
The bigger problem isn't disinformation. It's degraded democratic publics. On Zuckerberg today and Musk over the last few weeks. www.programmablemutter.com/p/were-getti...
We're getting the social media crisis wrong
The bigger problem isn't disinformation. It's degraded democratic publics
www.programmablemutter.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM