Artificial intelligence (AI) is creating novel challenges for governance. Technical advances and widening use of AI have increased concerns about the risks of such technology, while also underscoring its transformational potential. This collection of nine essays explores pathways towards responsible AI, and proposes both broad principles and specific ideas for future-proof AI governance.

The Productivity Commission has prepared this submission to the Senate Select Committee on Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI). The submission makes three key points in relation to opportunities to adopt AI in ways that will benefit economic growth.

This report synthesises the current state of scientific understanding of general-purpose AI with a focus on understanding and managing its risks.

The Australian Industry Group surveys a cross section of Australian businesses every two years to learn more about skills and workforce challenges across the economy. This comprehensive, future-facing survey asks companies about the external and internal factors driving their skills and workforce needs now and into the future. It also asks where the skills challenges...

Since technologies are not neutral, the principles underpinning digital technologies and their governance system are fundamental to protecting their capacity to foster, maintain and protect human rights. This paper identifies four areas of work that highlight the main opportunities for embracing democracy through an open and safe digital future, as well as the challenges to...