AI: The consequences and requirements for education

A timely report calling for a national AI strategy. Key findings (summarised) include:

• AI can improve our economic, societal and environmental wellbeing, and also present significant risks.
• Earning public trust will be critical. Engagement, consultation and ongoing communication with the public will be essential for community awareness. 
• Safe development needs strong governance and regulation that encourages innovation.
• Success will require digital infrastructure, data centres and structures for data sharing.
• Success will require capabilities that span humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS) and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). 
• A skilled workforce will need education from in early childhood that continues throughout the working life.​