Alex Jenkins, the Director of the Western Australia Data Science Innovation Hub, part of Curtin University, joins host Alex Z-R to explore how AI is reshaping not only the traditional paradigms of AI in education, but whether AI will take our jobs, change the outcome of elections and much more.
Tune in at 6pm AEST to hear me speak with Alex Jenkins, Director of the WA Data Science Innovation Hub on TNTRadio.live, on the Talking Tech with Alex Zaharov-Reutt TV and radio show, which you can also watch live at YouTube and many other places.
We’re going to have a fantastic conversation around AI, and the full episode can now be watched here:
In the video interview, we played the first minute of this video below, which is Episode 1 of “Navigating the Digital World – The AI Landscape in Higher Education”. It a’s 4 minute and 31 second video, and while it obviously also serves to promote Curtin University and their AI smarts, I think it is still worth your time to watch, and raises some great questions!
Alex also presented a TEDx talk called “An AI Tutor for Every Child”, where Alex “asks us to imagine a world where there is a tutor for every child, regardless of their wealth, location or their background. With technology such as ChatGPT Alex talks about the possibility of every child in the classroom having a tutor and the positive impact this can have on education.”
The video is below:
Here’s a bio for Alex Jenkins:
Alex Jenkins, the Director of the Western Australia Data Science Innovation Hub, part of Curtin Univesity, joins host Alex Z-R to explore how AI is reshaping not only the traditional paradigms of AI in teach, but whether AI will take our jobs, change the outcome of elections and much more.
In his own personal bio, Alex Jenkins is described as a seasoned technology expert and current Director of the WA Data Science Innovation Hub (WADSIH) at Curtin University, and has over 15 years of experience in advancing data science and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.
Alex has collaborated with prominent organisations to develop cutting-edge big data implementations, supply chain modelling solutions and data science strategies.
As part of his current role at Curtin University, Alex regularly speaks to the media about how AI works, the safety and ethical implications of AI, and how the workforce will change with AI technology.
Alex is particularly focussed on how AI will impact education and the health care areas and spoke in 2023 at TEDxPerth on the topic “An (AI) Tutor for Every Child”.
A fervent proponent of fostering strong partnerships among the education sector, government, and industry, Alex is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of STEM professionals and propelling Australia’s tech workforce forward. In earlier roles, Alex has worked as a data science manager, a solution lead on BHP’s data science platform, and prior to this worked on many applications of data and analytics in the mining and engineering areas, as well as consulting in the health services domain.
