Responsible artificial intelligence research

The importance of responsible AI research

The game is changing, and so are we.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing our world. It can make fast work of huge amounts of data, speed up processes, and collaborate with humans to provide a better outcome than either could create on their own. However, if not done in an ethical way, the development of AI technology can come with significant risks.

Responsible AI practices need to be developed in parallel with the world’s rapidly accelerating AI capability to keep pace with the change, and ensure responsible AI becomes a competitive advantage of Australian industry. We can do this by embedding responsible AI practices into everything we do.

Our vision is to be among the world's top five in responsible AI science and technology, making Australia’s adoption of AI safe, secure, and reliable. Responsible AI is an ethical duty and central pillar of our AI work and strategy to develop and enable frontier responsible AI science and technology for Australia and the world.

Deepening scientific understanding in this area will be important to ensuring Australia can maintain an advantage in this space and successfully develop and adopt AI solutions. Our unique approach includes:

System-level engineering practices, guardrails, and supply chain accountability, rather than AI model-level considerations.
Tailored responsible AI for both small AI models and large frontier/foundation model-based systems.
Enabling decision-makers and communities - especially minority groups - to make informed, responsible AI choices.

More about our Software Systems Research group

We have the largest group of responsible AI experts in the world

WORLD-LEADING

Proven track record with established research to support AI adoption

ESTABLISHED

Co-developed Australia's AI Ethics Principles with Government

COLLABORATIVE

Expertise in translating ethical principles into practice for AI adoption

RESEARCH TRANSLATION

Our research

AI Risk Assessment

We're developing innovative software engineering tools and technologies for responsible AI.

Responsible AI Pattern Catalogue

Responsible AI is the practice of developing and using AI systems in a way that benefits to individuals, groups, and the wider society, while minimizing the risk of negative consequences. But where can organisations go for practical advice on developing and implementing AI responsible? The Responsible AI Pattern Catalogue (RAIC)!

Responsible chatbots

Helping finance chatbots to be responsible using the responsible AI pattern catalogue

Collaborative intelligence: How humans and AI are working together

Our researchers share examples of collaborative intelligence that are enabling better outcomes in search and rescue, storytelling, music and healthcare.

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If you drop advanced AI into a dumb organisation, it won’t make it smart. It will just help the organisation do dumb stuff more efficiently (in other words, quicker).

AI is already being used in healthcare. But not all of it is ‘medical grade’

Using AI effectively in healthcare will require retraining of the workforce, retooling health services, and transforming workflows.

Artificial Intelligence for Science report

A guide to inform research organisations within government, industry and community spheres seeking to develop improved artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.