Technology 2025

  1. Guide

    Guidance for AI adoption: six essential practices for responsible AI governance


    The guidance sets out six essential practices for responsible artificial intelligence (AI) governance and adoption, based on national and international ethics principles. There are two versions of the guidance: for organisations getting started in adopting AI, and for governance professionals and technical experts. The guidance is accompanied by a policy guide and template.
  2. Report

    Trust, attitudes and use of artificial intelligence

    Alexandria Macdade, Gerard Hassed

    A comprehensive global study into the public’s trust, use and attitudes towards artificial intelligence (AI). The report presents attitudes towards AI in society, at work and in education. It finds that the responsible use and governance of AI is not keeping pace with adoption. The report is accompanied by a snapshot of Australia insights.
  3. Strategy

    AI & human behaviour


    A framework addressing four fundamental issues facing artificial intelligence (AI): how behavioural science can augment AI’s capabilities; why individuals adopt or resist AI; how we can align AI design with human psychology; and how society must adapt to the impacts of AI.
  4. Report

    Mapping the potential: Generative AI and public sector work

    Kate Onslow, Anton Poletaev, John Francis, Saba Esnaashari

    This report outlines the findings from assessing the extent to which public sector activities in the United Kingdom are suited for Generative AI (GenAI) use. The findings demonstrate the potential supporting role that GenAI could play in freeing up valuable public sector time. However, its potential to support public sector work activities varies across different...
  5. Strategy

    AI plan for the Australian Public Service


    The plan sets out how the Australian Public Service will harness artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver better services. It provides the platform for every public servant to have the foundational training and capability support, access and the guidance needed to use AI tools safely and responsibly. It sets out 15 initiatives across 3 pillars.
  6. Fact sheet

    Convoluted layers: an Artificial Intelligence (AI) primer


    Take up of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by businesses, governments and malicious actors will enhance existing cyberthreats. This fact sheet provides definitions for common AI terms in cybersecurity and a brief typology of cyberthreats that will arise from AI.
  7. Report

    International AI safety report


    This report brings together 100 experts on artificial intelligence (AI) to create a shared international understanding of risks from advanced AI and how they can be mitigated. It finds a wide range of trajectories for the future of general-purpose AI are possible, and much will depend on how societies and governments act.
  8. Report

    The future of work: inquiry into the digital transformation of workplaces


    This inquiry considered how artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision making (ADM) are being used in workplaces and possible safeguards to guide their development and implementation. It found that the digital transformation has exposed significant risks, including gaps in Australia’s regulatory frameworks and workplace protections. The report makes 21 recommendations.
  9. Report

    Microsoft 365 Copilot experiment: cross-government findings report


    AI can significantly reduce time spent on government tasks. This report describes a trial of 20,000 civil servants in the United Kingdom, showing they could save nearly two weeks each annually by using the technology. It suggests AI tools have the potential to transform productivity and public service delivery at scale.
  10. Report

    Children and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Australia


    This report highlights nine of the most urgent challenges and issues in terms of everyday use of GenAI tools, especially when children might be using these systems. All of these are in urgent need of greater research, including hearing more from children and young people about how they use, and how they wish to (or...