Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre
'Mum, I want a robot slave.'
Broadcaster Tracey Spicer AM had an epiphany when her young son uttered these six words. Suddenly, her life’s work fighting inequality seemed futile. What’s the point in agitating to change the present, if bigotry is being embedded into our futures?
And so began a quest to uncover who was responsible and hold them to account. Who is the ultimate villain? Big Tech, whose titans refuse to spend money to fix the problem? The world’s politicians, who lack the will to legislate? Or should we all be walking into a hall of mirrors and taking a good, hard look at ourselves…?
Her book, Man-Made aims to open readers’ eyes to a transformative technological shift in society and give them the tools to make positive change. Man-Made is a deeply researched, illuminating and gripping ride into an uncertain future, culminating in a resounding call to action that will shake the tech sector to its foundations.
As society grapples with the rise of AI and its implications, Walkley Award-winning journalist Tracey Spicer AM presents a thought-provoking discussion about her timely book, Man-Made. In conversation with renowned social commentator Jane Caro AM, Spicer reveals how the biases of the past are being embedded into the future through technology. Spicer will also consider what the next frontier of feminism may look like.
www.hawkecentre.unisa.edu.au
Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre
'Mum, I want a robot slave.'
Broadcaster Tracey Spicer AM had an epiphany when her young son uttered these six words. Suddenly, her life’s work fighting inequality seemed futile. What’s the point in agitating to change the present, if bigotry is being embedded into our futures?
And so began a quest to uncover who was responsible and hold them to account. Who is the ultimate villain? Big Tech, whose titans refuse to spend money to fix the problem? The world’s politicians, who lack the will to legislate? Or should we all be walking into a hall of mirrors and taking a good, hard look at ourselves…?
Her book, Man-Made aims to open readers’ eyes to a transformative technological shift in society and give them the tools to make positive change. Man-Made is a deeply researched, illuminating and gripping ride into an uncertain future, culminating in a resounding call to action that will shake the tech sector to its foundations.
As society grapples with the rise of AI and its implications, Walkley Award-winning journalist Tracey Spicer AM presents a thought-provoking discussion about her timely book, Man-Made. In conversation with renowned social commentator Jane Caro AM, Spicer reveals how the biases of the past are being embedded into the future through technology. Spicer will also consider what the next frontier of feminism may look like.
www.hawkecentre.unisa.edu.au
