ChatGPT - Is it hype or the next step in AI?

This month Hacks/Hackers Brisbane is looking at the hype, the limitations, and the potential of large language models like ChatGPT.

Are we stuck in another iteration of the 'hype cycle', or are these systems actually a step closer to a useful and general artificial intelligence?

This is an in-person and online event.
Zoom link for online option available here

Featuring:

• Dr Aaron Snoswell, computer scientist and post-doctoral research fellow in AI accountability at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society. In his research, Aaron is working on ways to make large language models less toxic. Prior to academia, Aaron spent over a decade working in robotics, aerospace, software engineering, and medical device development.