[LINK] [EFA-Privacy] AI education and Re: InnA: Santow reprises the Robodebt Failure

Antony Barry antonybbarry at me.com
Thu Sep 9 11:55:39 AEST 2021


Somehow this reminds me of a degree mentioned in the Goon Show in, I think,
1956 when I was a lad and easily amused. It was a degree in "Toothbrush
holesmanship". It was of course coined by the sadly not immortal, Spike "I
told you I was ill" Milligan.

Tony

On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 10:20 AM Jan Whitaker <jwhit at janwhitaker.com> wrote:

> Oh fudge. I don't think the image I posted made it through the list.
> It's in a newspaper so I'll have to retype:
>
> The Bachelor of Cognitive Enterprise is a new business degree
> that equips students with the skills and knowledge to use
> disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain
> technology.
>
> This degree, co-designed with IBM, has been created in
> response to future industry needs.
>
> The new degrees [this was one among others in the story]
> will start in 2022.
>
> ---
>
> Now the email I sent may make more sense!
>
> Jan
>
> On 9/09/2021 9:44 am, Jan Whitaker via Privacy wrote:
> >
> > On 9/09/2021 9:27 am, Roger Clarke via Privacy wrote:
> >> Robodebt was technology ‘beta testing’ on most vulnerable citizens
> >> Joseph Brookes
> >> Innovation Aus
> >> 8 September 2021
> >>
> https://www.innovationaus.com/robodebt-was-technology-beta-testing-on-most-vulnerable-citizens/
> >>
> >
> > Spotted in our local paper announcing new degrees from Federation
> > University (which I think used to be University of Ballarat? but now
> > has branches around the place, having bought out the Monash Berwick
> > campus):
> >
> > Talk about a gobbledygook name!
> >
> > Jan
> >
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