This report, produced in collaboration with the International Science Council, calls for the world to pay heed and respond to a range of emerging challenges that could disrupt planetary health and wellbeing. It presents insights on eight critical global shifts that are accelerating the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity and nature loss and...

Generative AI products and services have sparked substantial interest in the private and public sectors. To help entities interested in GenAI deployments, this publication outlines 42 concepts fundamental to AI software systems. Each concept is illustrated through descriptions, examples and real-world use cases, with accessible language and visual elements to accommodate a diverse range of...

Improving educational outcomes – especially for students experiencing disadvantage – should be the highest priority across the education sector and a key focus for government. This relies on the skilled delivery of high-quality curriculum, which is increasingly mediated by educational technology. This report considers a selection of international and Australian quality assurance mechanisms and argues...

Australia’s artificial intelligence (AI) workforce has grown remarkably in recent years, from around 800 workers in 2014 to over 33,000 in 2023. This report investigates whether this growth trajectory can continue to meet the high demand expected by 2030.

This discussion paper proposes the development of an international Framework Convention on Global AI Challenges, accompanied by specific supporting protocols, to address specific global challenges raised by advanced AI. The paper draws on a wealth of existing research and policy efforts, as well as valuable discussions and feedback from many quarters. The recommendations are preliminary...