This report looks at how GenAI could be used as an educational tool, and what this should look like in an Australian context. The view is that GenAI in education should be a national priority, with a focus on equitable access for all students and educators to high-quality and suitable GenAI education products. If managed correctly, GenAI in the Australian education system will be a valuable study buddy and not an algorithmic influencer.

The best way to implement GenAI education tools into the school system, like study buddies, is by integrating them into the national curriculum, creating and implementing guidelines and polices like the Australian GenAI in Schools Framework, and
providing product standards like those being developed by Education Services Australia.

To make GenAI education tools fit-for-purpose in Australian schools, foundation models, especially large language models, should be trained on data that is based on the national curriculum. This can make the datasets local to Australia, and inclusive, like being sensitive to gender and culture.

There are 25 recommendations in this report that focus on:

• Opportunities of GenAI education-specific tools
• Quality education products
• Implementation of the Australian GenAI in Schools Framework
• Integrating AI literacy across all subjects in the next school curriculum review cycle
• A range of safeguards and developing standards and frameworks.