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Trust, Explainability and AI

New Law Annex (F10A) Seminar Room 100 New Law Building Annex (F10A), The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia

Abstract It is commonly claimed that explainability is necessary for trust in AI, and that this is why we need it. I argue that for some notions of trust it […]

A Cultural History of the Vagus Nerve

Michael Spence Building F23,Level 5, Room 501, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Abstract From the Latin vagus, meaning wanderer or vagrant, the vagus nerve – also known as the vagal nerve – is the tenth cranial nerve. The vagus nerve is a […]

If peer review is broken, what can fix it? Some suggestions from the repliCATS project (Collaborative Assessments for Trustworthy Science)

Michael Spence Building F23,Level 5, Room 501, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Abstract In many scientific fields, post-publication surveys of the literature find that peer reviewers routinely overlook methodological flaws and statistical errors, avoid reporting suspected instances of fraud, and commonly reach […]

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