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Publication Date: 2025-12-03 00:00:00
Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, but only if the technology is in community hands, a report shows.
Wiradjuri man and Paul Ramsay Foundation fellow Kyle Turner examined the impact AI could have on the 17 identified “Closing the Gap” goals, including health, justice, education, environment and child protection measures.
What he found was mixed.
The use of AI has clear advantages for health, education, language revitalization and environmental goals, said Dr. Turner.
But other areas were more opaque or posed risks to indigenous communities.
For example, the use of predictive policing models trained on biased data could increase discrimination.
In the area of child protection, automation could lead to surveillance being confused with security.
The report concluded that the most promising uses of AI are those that are adopted on community terms rather than imposed.
AI has the power to improve the lives of indigenous peoples, but technology…
