AI Safety

Aaron leads UNE's applied AI lab, Lab Next 70, where he drives AI innovation across academic and corporate areas of the university while creating ambitious, bluesky AI-centered learning experiences. His journey to this role has been multifaceted: starting his professional life as a journalist before working in politics, tech at eBay, teaching in France, and founding his own marketing agency in Australia. Since entering academia, Aaron has specialised in social marketing (using the tools of marketing for the public good), with research focusing on narrative persuasion and behaviour change in the domains of climate change and biosecurity.
This diverse background now enriches his work at LN70, where he combines his expertise in technology, narrative and behavioural science with advanced AI applications to transform both educational experiences and organisational outcomes.

​​​​​​​The University of New England is a regional research university based in Armidale, NSW, with additional centres in Sydney (Parramatta), Tamworth and Taree. UNE began offering distance education in 1955, longer than any other Australian university, and today around 83% of its roughly 22,000 students study online. Its academic strengths include agriculture and rural science, education, environmental and animal sciences, livestock genetics, linguistics and archaeology. UNE has built a strong reputation as a leader in flexible online study and is increasingly active in the use of AI in higher education.The University of New England (UNE) is a public Australian university based in Armidale, NSW with campuses in Tamworth, Sydney (Parramatta) and a hub in Taree. UNE was the first Australian university founded outside a capital city and has more than 70 years of experience delivering online and distance education. Today, UNE supports more than 20,000 students across Australia and globally, offering flexible study options designed to fit around work, life and regional communities.

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