DOMINIQUE CARLON
A selection of public facing publications
I write about the implications and governance of AI, human and bot interactions, and digital cultures and communities
Media commentary featured in:
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Mark Tarre 'AI voice cloning scams cost Australians AUD$25.8m' in TechDay Security Briefing, 4 Feb 2026t m
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Eleanor Campbell, TikTok bots infiltrate federal election Canberra Times 18 April 2025
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RMIT The Repost #2: June 2025, AI is creating more bots and terrible conversations, June 2025post
Dominique Carlon (24 June 2024) The Power of Spam Policies: Shedding Light on Platforms as Commercial Enterprises in the Generative AI Era Tech Policy Press
"In ‘spam policy land’ platform companies are not our “New Governors,” balancing human rights and the public interest. Instead, they are commercial companies trying to ensure their relevance, offering a service and setting terms of engagement."
Leah Henrickson and Dominique Carlon. (25 June 2024) An Influencer's AI clone started offering fans 'mind-blowing sexual experiences' without her knowledge. The Conversation
"Digital versions like CarynAI are designed to make users feel they are having intimate, confidential conversations... But a “private” conversation with CarynAI does not actually happen backstage. The user stands front and centre – they just can’t see the audience"
Louisa Bartolo, Dominique Carlon & Noah Giansiracusa (8 Nov 2023) Lawsuits aren't the best way to keep the tech industry honest The Washington Post
'If uncovering risks causes financial, legal and reputational damage to a company, the safest bet from a corporate perspective is to avoid looking for them'
Louisa Bartolo, Dominique Carlon & Noah Giansiracusa (25 Oct 2023) We need a better way to find AI's dangerous flaws Fast Company
"Public-facing AI products need red-teaming before they are released but also throughout their consumer-facing lifetimes. It should be the financial responsibility of tech companies to continuously monitor the AI systems they provide; simply hoping it happens for free or waiting until organizations like the White House step in and do it for them is insufficient"
Podcast: Dominique Carlon and Daniel Angus (18 Oct 2022) Bots as More than Human? Automated Societies (ADM+S Podcast Series)
