Artificial intelligence is becoming part of children's everyday lives. But where should parents begin? Education researcher Dr Beth Chapman shares five ways to help families explore AI safely and sensibly....
A New York school district made global headlines this week for plans to trial a humanoid robot named “Sally” in high school classrooms. Sally has lifelike silicone skin, long brown hair, and the ability to move her arms, head, and face while seated. According to...
Parents are turning to AI for meals, homework and parenting advice. Where can it help, what are the risks, and what does Australian research tell us?...
One teacher told us ‘We nicknamed it Eddy’, write researchers Vitomir Kovanovic, Maarten de Laat and Rebecca Marrone It’s almost two years since ChatGPT burst onto the scene in late 2022. Since then, educators worldwide have been grappling with what generative artificial intelligence might mean for classrooms...
Social robot or digital avatar, users interact with this AI technology as if it’s real, report Brigitte Viljoen and Elizabeth Day Humans are interacting more than ever with artificial intelligence (AI) – from the development of the first “social robots” (a robot with a physical body...
Dr Brendan Churchill and Professor Leah Ruppanner look at the future of work for women. So much of the debate around the future of work has us thinking far into the future– to workplaces unimaginable and to jobs that very few of us feel we are...
The FDA (USA) finally approved Elon Musk’s Neuralink chip for human trials. Have all the concerns been addressed? asks David Tuffley Since its founding in 2016, Elon Musk’s neurotechnology company Neuralink has had the ambitious mission to build a next-generation brain implant with at least 100...
There is an awkward tension in how Australian schools and universities credential the learning of their graduates.On the one hand, Australian credentials issued by schools and tertiary institutions are easy to understand, widely used, based on high standards and carefully regulated. They are relied on for...
