Talk:Tracey Spicer

Tracey Spicer - Wikipedia Page Update

I am Chrys Stevenson, Tracey Spicer's researcher. Tracey's page needs updating but I understand as I am associated with her it is not ethical for me to make the edits. I have prepared a draft with references and I would be grateful if someone would be kind enough to make the required edits. The following is provided as a guide. If I have done anything wrong, please advise as I'm not familiar with Wikipedia editing.

Chrys Stevenson

Linkedin: https://au.linkedin.com/in/chrysstevenson

Tracey Spicer – Wikipedia Update

Career

Spicer spent 7 years researching [1] and writing her second non-fiction book, Man-Made: How the Bias of the Past is Being Built into the Future [2], an exploration of the bias being embedded into AI systems. Since then, she has travelled widely, promoting global conversations about artificial intelligence throughout Australia and abroad [3], speaking to corporate [4], public service [5] and government groups [6], schools [7] and the general public [8] at numerous literary festivals [9]. Since writing Man-Made, Spicer’s argument has evolved to call for a protopia [10], a future shaped by incremental human-centred progress rather than extremes of utopian or dystopian thinking.

In 2024, Spicer was the keynote speaker at PSC Network Insurance Partner’s Conference [11] in Tokyo Japan, focusing on the ethics of AI and how it could be utilized in insurance broking. [12]

By 2023 [13], Spicer had mostly recovered from Long COVID but remains an advocate [14] for better recognition and treatment for sufferers.

In March 2025, Spicer took part in a multi-day charity trek [15] in Aotearoa New Zealand to raise funds for UN Women Australia’s programs supporting women and children in crisis.

She has become a vocal campaigner [16] against AI companies breaching copyright, and creating non-consensual deepfakes.

References

[1] Zahner, Alexis (20 February 2024). “Built in Bias: The Potential and Perils of AI for Leaders and Workplaces with Tracey Spicer”. Human Leaders. https://www.wearehumanleaders.com/podcast/built-in-bias-tracey-spicer

[2] Spicer, Tracey (May 2023). “Man-Made: How the bias of the past is being built into the future”. Simon & Schuster. https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Man-Made/Tracey-Spicer/9781761106378

[3] CHU Underwriting Agencies (2025), “Future Fusion - Merging Tech & Tradition for Broking Success”. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/corporate-underwriting-agencies_our-national-bdm-craig-stanley-just-returned-activity-7236641709814624257-2Mz0/

[4] Commonwealth Bank (28 September 2023). “Man-Made: Exploring gender bias in AI with Tracey Spicer”. Commonwealth Bank of Australia. https://www.commbank.com.au/women-in-focus/articles/gender-diversity/man-made-exploring-gender-bias-in-ai-with-tracey-spicer.html

[5] Queensland Public Libraries Association LEaD Conference (2025). Tracey Spicer - Testimonial. Queensland Public Libraries Association. https://traceyspicer.com.au/testimonials/qpla

[6] Tourism, Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (July 2024). “Tourism Innovation Forum: Advancing Queensland’s Potential”. Queensland Government. https://www.detsi.qld.gov.au/tourism/tourism-development/tourism-strategy/past-tourism-strategies/tourism-technology-and-innovation-roadmap/tourism-innovation-forum-advancing-queenslands-potential

[7] Brisbane Boys’ College (16 September 2025), “PROMPTED: The Youth AI Conference”. Facebook post. https://www.facebook.com/BrisBoysCollege/posts/how-can-we-thrive-in-how-we-learn-connect-and-live-with-ai-the-first-of-its-kind/1450875963070781/

[8] Sydney Writers Festival (2026), “Tracey Spicer”. https://www.swf.org.au/writers/tracey-spicer

[9] Brisbane Writers Festival (2024), “Tracey Spicer: Man-Made”. BWF Program. https://bwf.org.au/2024/brisbane-writers-festival/tracey-spicer-man-made-1

[10] ODE Management, “Protopia: How Tracey Spicer is Reframing the AI Conversation”. https://odemanagement.com/tracey-spicer-am/protopia-how-tracey-spicer-is-reframing-the-ai-conversation

[11] CHU Underwriting Agencies (2025), “Future Fusion - Merging Tech & Tradition for Broking Success”. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/corporate-underwriting-agencies_our-national-bdm-craig-stanley-just-returned-activity-7236641709814624257-2Mz0/

[12] Penfold, Dave (December 2024). “Future Fusion: Merging tech and tradition for broking success: Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Japan, August 2024”. CoverNote Live. https://covernote.co.nz/covernote/advertorial/future-fusion-merging-tech-and-tradition-for-broking-success/

[13] Mannix, Liam (31 January 2023). “Tracey Spicer’s slow road to recovery from the ‘living death’ of long COVID”. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/tracey-spicer-s-slow-road-to-recovery-from-the-living-death-of-long-covid-20230131-p5cgoo.html

[14] Australian POTS Foundation, “Our People: Ambassadors - Tracey Spicer AM”. https://potsfoundation.org.au/our-people/

[15] Spicer, Tracey (21 May 2025), “Tracey Spicer’s journey from wheelchair to mountaintop”. Life & Leisure, Australian Financial Review. https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/travel/tracey-spicer-s-journey-from-wheelchair-to-mountaintop-20250407-p5lpve

[16] Armstrong, Rebecca (producer) (6 May 2024). “VIDEO: Face to Fake - Chelsea Bonner”, relevant clip at 19:10-21:42, Australian Story, ABC TV. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-06/face-to-fake-chelsea-bonner/103812212

Writing

In May 2023, Simon & Schuster published Spicer’s second non-fiction book, Man-Made: How the Bias of the Past is Being Built into the Future. [17] In Man-Made, Spicer examines how historical [18} and systemic biases [19] – particularly gender bias [20] – are embedded into artificial intelligence. Spicer argues that without regulation [21] and intentional change [22], existing inequalities may be amplified in the future. The book addresses the potential social, economic and geopolitical implications of these developments – exploring the possibilities of both utopian and dystopian futures [23].

References

[17] Spicer, Tracey (May 2023). “Man-Made: How the bias of the past is being built into the future”. Simon & Schuster. https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Man-Made/Tracey-Spicer/9781761106378

[18] Snowdon, Margaret (April 2023). “Man-Made by Tracey Spicer: Book Review”. Readings. https://www.readings.com.au/reviews/man-made-how-the-bias-of-the-past-is-being-built-into-the-future-by-tracey-spicer

[19] Hardy, Samantha (December 2025), “WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Man-Made: How the Bias of the Past is Being Built into the Future, by Tracey Spicer”. The Conflict Management Academy. https://conflictmanagementacademy.com/what-ive-been-reading-man-made-how-the-bias-of-the-past-is-being-built-into-the-future-by-tracey-spicer/ and https://www.facebook.com/profile/100063563503889/search/?q=Tracey%20Spicer (verifies date)

[20] Mitchell, Natasha (Presenter) (21 November 2023). “Tracey Spicer: How AI and machine design is failing women”. Big Ideas, ABC Radio National (recording). https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/bigideas/tracey-spicer-how-ai-and-machine-design-is-failing-women/102960992

[21] Mithen, Evie (3 August 2024). “Man-Made by Tracey Spicer: Is Artificial Intelligence Threatening Social Progress?”. Purely Dicta. https://purelydicta.com/2024/08/03/man-made-by-tracey-spicer-is-artificial-intelligence-threatening-social-progress/

[22] Commonwealth Bank (28 September 2023). “Man-Made: Exploring gender bias in AI with Tracey Spicer”. Commonwealth Bank of Australia. https://www.commbank.com.au/women-in-focus/articles/gender-diversity/man-made-exploring-gender-bias-in-ai-with-tracey-spicer.html

[23] Onya Soapbox, “Tracey Spicer”. https://onyasoapbox.com/artists/tracey-spicer/

Awards Man-Made was longlisted for the prestigious 2023 Walkley Book Award [24] and won the Social Responsibility category at the 2023 Australian Business Book Awards.

References

[24] Walkley Foundation (12 October 2023). “2023 Walkley Books Award longlist announced”. https://www.walkleys.com/2023-walkley-book-award-longlist-announced/

[25] Australian Business Book Awards (2023). “2023 Winners and Finalists: Social Responsibility”. https://www.businessbookawards.com.au/2023-winners

Hey, Chrys! Thank you for trying to improve Wikipedia, and for recognizing that you have a conflict of interest and seeking to do so ethically. You can find a basic guideline to requesting such changes at Wikipedia:Simple conflict of interest edit request. I will tell you that this full rework as you put forth is not going to happen, and I will shortly respond to this message with some examples of individual things that are a problem for us (I'm putting this here now so that folks can see I'm handling this and not interrupt my typing. Also, breakfast is cooking.) -- Nat Gertler (talk) 16:10, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

First off is that we don't like to handle suggestions for entire page or huge section replacements; there are too many individual changes to stare at all at once. We tend to like individual change request -- "can you reolace X with Y", "can you add this sentence" sort of things. It's just easier to handle than looking at a large replacement and needing not only to figure out what material is good but also what is being disappeared from the existing version.

The second concern here is the sources used. As an example, I'll take the "keynote speaker at PSC Network" sentence. You've used two sources. One of them is a blog-type post on some company's linked in page, and that one we literally cannot use. Why? Because it's a self-published source -- not subject to any sort of editorial control -- and our rules say that we cannot use self-published sources for materiial about a living person, unless the self-publisher is the person itself (and even then, only sometimes.)

The other reference there is an "advertorial", a paid advertisement. Even if we were looking at something we considered a respectable, reliable news magazine, we would not accord the advertising in it the same respect in terms of reliability. What we're really want for all but some fairly basic facts is a reliable third-party source. Why third-party? If both Ms. Spicer and the conference claimed that she was the keynote speaker there, we's believe it was true, right? Sure... but that's not the same as believing it's important enough to include in our article. If the Sydney Morning Herald said it, that would be a sign that it's a fact worth saying, because they're not an involved party.

Finally, there's a matter of tone. A Wikipedia biography, if done right, should be notably different than a biography that someone might have on their own website, LinkedIn page, etc. We're looking to document the person, not to promote them, so it's a very different point of view. Toward that end, adjectives and adverbs should be treated with caution. An example: "she has travelled widely" -- what does "widely" mean? In my life, I've been in four countries. If one looks at the typical human throughout history, that is actually a large number; if one considers the view of people who see themselves as travelers, it is tiny indeed.

I've got my eyes on this page now. You can use the edit requesting system I linked to above to request a specific edit, but also, if you just request some individual edit as a response to this message, I am likely to see it (subject to my own hectic schedule outside of Wikipedia.) Feel free to ask for clarifications on anything, either here or on my user talk page (it's linked to in my signature.) Don't be worried that you didn't get everything you want on your first try; Wikipedia is freely editable, but it has a lot of rules and guidelines and many people's initial edits end up getting undone. Like all things, there is a learning curve! -- Nat Gertler (talk) 16:21, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you Nat! I’m away this week but I’ll post a couple of small updates next week (separately). - Chrys S ~2026-13605-16 (talk) 22:27, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay in updating this request - I've been ill.

Would appreciate an addition under writing.

In May 2023, Simon & Schuster published Spicer’s second non-fiction book, Man-Made: How the Bias of the Past is Being Built into the Future.

Reference: Spicer, Tracey (May 2023). “Man-Made: How the bias of the past is being built into the future”. Simon & Schuster. https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Man-Made/Tracey-Spicer/9781761106378 ~2026-13220-77 (talk) 04:15, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Another important addition:

"By 2023, Spice had mostly recovered from Long COVID but remains an advocate for better recognition and treatment for sufferers."

References:

Mannix, Liam (31 January 2023). “Tracey Spicer’s slow road to recovery from the ‘living death’ of long COVID”. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/tracey-spicer-s-slow-road-to-recovery-from-the-living-death-of-long-covid-20230131-p5cgoo.html

Australian POTS Foundation, “Our People: Ambassadors - Tracey Spicer AM”. https://potsfoundation.org.au/our-people/ ~2026-13220-77 (talk) 04:18, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

I’m asking again that this update re Tracey’s health be added. Her ill health is mentioned twice in the text under Personal and Career, but nowhere does it clarify that she is now recovered, although this fact was reported as newsworthy.

Tracey fears failure to balance the representation of her health on her Wikipedia page is discouraging people to approach her for work.

We’d be most grateful for this update.

Chrys Stevenson ~2026-13605-16 (talk) 00:40, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Would it be possible to add a sentence to the Awards section, please?

Man-Made was longlisted for the prestigious 2023 Walkley Book Award [24] and won the Social Responsibility category at the 2023 Australian Business Book Awards.

References

[24] Walkley Foundation (12 October 2023). “2023 Walkley Books Award longlist announced”. https://www.walkleys.com/2023-walkley-book-award-longlist-announced/

[25] Australian Business Book Awards (2023). “2023 Winners and Finalists: Social Responsibility”. https://www.businessbookawards.com.au/2023-winners ~2026-13605-16 (talk) 00:44, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Her book, its award status, and her recovery has been added. Sorry to take so long to get around to this, it arrived at about the time I myself was dealing with COVID. -- Nat Gertler (talk) 01:26, 11 May 2026 (UTC)