AI & Society | March 2026 | Context, Trust, and the Future of Judgement
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### AI & Society | March 2026
### What AI Misses: Context, Trust & the Future of Judgement
AI is no longer just generating content in the background.
It is advising, recommending, summarising, and increasingly shaping real-world decisions.
So the real question is:
When AI sounds intelligent… how do we know when to trust it?
Join AI & Society for an evening exploring context, trust, and judgement in the age of large language models, featuring a keynote presentation by Ben Marino on context engineering and designing more trustworthy AI systems.
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### Why this conversation matters
Modern AI systems can produce fluent, confident answers, yet research shows they still struggle with robust reasoning and real-world grounding, making human oversight essential.
As AI becomes embedded in professional and civic life, the real challenge is shifting from:
“Can AI generate answers?”
to
“When is it safe to trust them?”
This event explores that shift through both technical insight and societal reflection.
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### AI Zero to Hero Segment
#### Trikush Mehta
Here Trikush will live demo how he uses some power AI tools in 5 minutes!
### Guest Speaker
#### Ben Marino — Senior Software Engineer & Founder, MindSetCoach
Ben’s work focuses on context engineering: scientifically testing how large language models behave in real-world scenarios, where subtle or “quiet” signals can be overlooked.
Through live experiments and practical demonstrations, he’ll explore:
- Why AI can miss critical information hidden in context
- How persona, memory, and compression shape AI judgement
- Where confidence appears without true understanding
- What designing trustworthy AI systems really requires
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### Interactive Workshop
AI & Society events are participatory by design.
This isn’t just a "talk".
It’s a room thinking together.
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### 📅 Event Details
Date: Wednesday 18 February 2026
Time: 5:30 pm arrival · 6:00 pm start · 8:30 pm close
Location: Stair Stadium, Level 2, The Precinct, Fortitude Valley
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### 📍 Getting There
Address:
Level 2, The Stair Stadium
315 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley QLD
Entry:
Via Hawkers Lane from Chinatown Mall or Fortitude Valley Mall.
Follow signage on the ground-floor lane.
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### 🚉 Transport & Parking
- Train: Fortitude Valley Station (≈5-minute walk)
- Bus: Multiple Fortitude Valley routes nearby
- Parking: McWhirters Secure-A-Spot and surrounding options
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### 📸 Photography Notice
Photos and video may be captured during the event for AI & Society’s LinkedIn and community communications.
If you prefer not to be included, simply let us know on arrival.
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### About AI & SocietyAbout AI & Society
AI & Society is a national community convening people across disciplines to explore the human, ethical, and civic implications of artificial intelligence.
Through curated events and facilitated workshops across Australian cities, we:
- Build practical AI literacy and confidence
- Bridge technical insight with societal responsibility
- Strengthen human judgement in an AI-enabled world
AI & Society is not about hype.
It’s about discernment.
Because the defining question is no longer what AI can do —
but what society should trust.