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Amelia Lester
Deputy editor at Foreign Policy magazine and former managing/online editor at The New Yorker; delivered the 2025 Boyer Lecture on the societal and democratic implications of artificial intelligence.
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Nov 8, 2025
• 40min
04 | Amelia Lester: AI on Australia’s terms
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In this engaging discussion, Amelia Lester, Deputy Editor at Foreign Policy and a former managing editor at The New Yorker, delves into the complex challenges surrounding AI. She highlights the struggle to have meaningful conversations about its societal impact and warns of the threats to democracy and privacy posed by unchecked AI. Advocating for Australia to take a proactive stance, Amelia emphasizes the nation's potential to shape humane AI policies rooted in human rights. The conversation also explores creative and educational implications, urging a democratic approach to AI governance.
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