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Tama Leaver
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- Australian
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Profile URLs (2)
- https://theconversation.com/profiles/tama-leaver-1130(The Conversation)
- https://theconversation.com/profiles/tama-leaver-1798(The Conversation)Primary
Bio
Tama Leaver is a Professor of Internet Studies at Curtin University, specializing in digital media, internet studies, and digital childhood. He has served as the Immediate Past President of the Association of Internet Researchers and is a Chief Investigator at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child. Leaver's research focuses on digital childhood, the impact of generative AI, visual social media, and mobile gaming, and he has authored several books and received multiple teaching awards.
Articles (4)
- More Than Half of Children and Teens Are Using AI for Personal Reasons. This Comes With Risks
The Conversation • 6 Aug 2026
- Researchers Asked AI to Show a Typical Australian Dad: He Was White and Had an Iguana
The Guardian • 14 Aug 2025
- 'Australiana' Images Made by AI Are Racist and Full of Tired Clichés, New Study Shows
The Conversation • 13 Aug 2025
- AI Now Used for Audio Description: Ensuring Accuracy and Utility for the Visually Impaired
The Conversation • 20 May 2025