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Toby Walsh
Scientia Professor of AI, University of New South Wales. Chief Scientist, UNSW.ai. ARC Laureate Fellow. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science.
Scientia Professor of AI, University of New South Wales. Chief Scientist, UNSW.ai. ARC Laureate Fellow. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science.
Toby Walsh is Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of New South Wales and Chief Scientist of UNSW.ai, Australia's premier AI institute. He is an ARC Laureate Fellow and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. His research spans optimization, social choice, and the ethical implications of AI, areas that now sit at the heart of global debates on alignment, regulation, and trust.
A vocal public intellectual, Walsh has advised governments, spoken at the United Nations, and frequently appears in public media on AI and its risks. His advocacy for limits on autonomous weapons earned him an indefinite ban from Russia. He has authored multiple books for general audiences: "2062: The World That AI Made," "Machines Behaving Badly," and "Faking It: Artificial Intelligence in a Human World." Walsh's influence bridges research, policy, and public discourse. He has led the NICTA research center in Australia, shaped national AI roadmaps, and served as Editor-in-Chief for leading AI journals.
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