Author's Platform: Toby Walsh presents 'God AI'
Date & Time
Thu, 29 Oct 2026, 6:30 pm AEDT
Ends Thu, 29 Oct 2026, 8:15 pm AEDT
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Location
Ryde Library
1 Pope Street, Ryde, NSW 2112, Ryde, NSW
Price
Free
AI/ML
City of Ryde
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About This Event
Join Professor Toby Walsh at Ryde Library for a conversation about God AI, his book on artificial general intelligence, its potential impacts and the risks posed by increasingly powerful AI systems. Walsh will be in discussion with responsible AI specialist and author Wenee Yap.
What to expect
- A discussion of AI, work, human decision-making and existential risk
- Conversation between Toby Walsh and Wenee Yap
- Audience Q&A
- Opportunity to purchase God AI and have a copy signed by Toby Walsh
- A chance for attendees on the day to win a signed copy
Speakers
- Professor Toby Walsh is a professor of artificial intelligence at the University of New South Wales and chief scientist at UNSW.ai. He has written five books about AI, including Machines Behaving Badly, Faking It and The Shortest History of AI.
- Wenee Yap is a responsible AI specialist, author and lecturer in Legal Technology and Innovation at the College of Law.
Arrival time
Please arrive at 6.30pm for a 6.45pm event start.
Presented in association with Black Inc. Publishers.
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