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This week on Q+A … Generative AI is suddenly in everyone’s hands, from the facial recognition software on our phones to the ground-breaking $100 billion ChatGPT platform which generates human-like responses to every possible command.

But if the next generation of AI is smarter and more lifelike than ever before, will we be left in its wake?

Columbia University physicist and mathematician Professor Brian Greene joins a cross-section of experts and commentators to ponder: what becomes of the human in the 21st century technology loop? All this plus news of the week.

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Meet the Panellists

Brian Greene

Physicist & best-selling author Professor Brian Greene thinks we are on the brink of a new frontier, a digital landscape utterly transformed by AI.

Cathy Foley

Cathy Foley is Australia’s Chief Scientist. She says AI is an opportunity for Australia and rather than “look on in wonder … we can be in the game”.

Jessie Stephens

Author & Editor at Mamamia Jessie Stephens unpacked the Princess Kate Photoshop drama on her Out Loud podcast, sharing her concern that AI and deepfakes could destroy our shared reality.

Gus McLachlan

Former Army major general Gus McLachlan explores the role of AI and VR in defence. He believes that this technology could be the next stage of information warfare.

Nadia Lee

Nadia Lee is a start-up entrepreneur turned campaigner against deepfakes and digital exploitation. She says AI is now “the most important problem facing humanity”.

Q+A on ABC and ABC iview – Monday 18 March at 9.35pm AEST