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We were honoured to be joined at RMIT University's Storey Hall recently by renowned linguist Professor Emily M. Bender, who spoke to our audience on how chatbots really work. A Professor of Linguistics and an Adjunct Professor in the School of Computer Science and the Information School at the University of Washington, Bender brought linguistic insights to light, allowing audiences to cut through the hype about "AI" and facilitate understanding of the actual functionality of the systems being sold under that name. Drawing on what linguists know about language and how we use it, her keynote demystified the technologies dominating today’s headlines. The keynote is now available to listen back on ABC Big Ideas: https://lnkd.in/emvWy-sK Lisa M. Given (FASSA, FASIST) | Falk Scholer| Kobi Leins (PhD, GAICD)