Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Alternative labels
Generative AI (GenAI)
Report
The robots are NOT coming (and why that’s a bad thing …)
This research shows that Australia’s economy is now regressing in its use of new technology, with negative implications for productivity, incomes, and job quality. The report's findings contrast sharply with the common concern that robots and other forms of automation will threaten future job security for Australian workers.
Report
COVID-19 disinformation and social media manipulation: automating influence on COVID-19
This report investigates a campaign of cross-platform inauthentic activity that relies on a high-degree of automation and is broadly in alignment with the political goal of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to denigrate the standing of the United States.
Briefing paper
Tech capable 2025
This briefing is for boards and senior leaders, government, advocates and thought leaders. It was co-created with sector leaders during February to June 2020, following Swinburne’s Society 4.0 Forum in Nov 2019.
Discussion paper
Artificial intelligence, ethics, equity and higher education: a ‘beginning-of-the-discussion’ paper
The intention of the paper is to equip stakeholders with talking points to prompt informed and sustained dialogue on how artificial intelligence (AI) might be used for good, and for what it’s good for, and importantly, to consider where it should not be used at all. The paper provides an introduction to AI and its...
Report
Machine learning and libraries: a report on the state of the field
This report expertly frames machine learning and both its possibilities and its challenges. After defining machine learning and distinguishing it from the broader category of artificial intelligence (AI), the author describes the history of the use of these technologies in libraries and explores various approaches.