LEARNING RESOURCES
Keywords of the Datafied State
Target audience: Teachers seeking curriculum to explore the state’s relationship with technology.
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ADM+S partner organisation Data and Society have released a curated collection of essays bringing together global scholars, including ADM+S researchers Dr Georgia van Toorn, Dr Chris O’Neill and Prof Mark Andrejevic for their essay, ‘Automation’ (co-authored with Maitreya Shah).
Keywords of the Datafied State is a collection of essays on concepts that are central to understanding the relationship between government and technology, and how it differs across geographies.
Keywords of the Datafied State was edited by Jenna Burrell, Ranjit Singh, and Patrick Davison.
To cite: Burrell, Jenna, Ranjit Singh, and Patrick Davison, eds. Keywords of the Datafied State. Data & Society Research Institute. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4734250
Generative AI Concepts
Target audience: Public service workers wanting to understand how automation is used in the public sector, as well as the general public.
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This page offers basic GenAI terms and examples, developed in collaboration with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S) and partner organisation the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC).
Researchers have developed diagrams to visually communicate the matrix of terms associated with Artificial Intelligence (AI), and categorised keywords into either Operational, Technical, and Regulatory terms.
To cite: Fan Yang, Jake Goldenfein, and Kathy Nickels, ‘GenAI concepts’, ADM+S and OVIC (Web Page, 2024), https://www.admscentre.org.au/genai-concepts/
Learn about AI for Text Journalists
Target audience: Text Journalists
Subject areas: Large Language Models (LLMs), Prompt Engineering
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Visit The Walkley Foundation AI and Journalism Training Program to access handouts and learning materials for Session 2: Learn about AI for Text Journalists.
This session is part of an eight-part webinar series on AI and journalism, hosted and supported by the Walkley Public Fund. Each session provides an overview of a specific area of journalism, explores opportunities and risks, and provides a practical activity or question about implementation to try out as homework.
This session features Trainer, Dr James Meese and expert speakers Lisa Main and Craig McCosker.
We Are AI
Target audience: Anyone can use this material to facilitate a learning group or educate themselves on the topic of AI. (No math, programming skills, or existing understanding of AI is required.)
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Because of how important AI is in our lives, we should understand how it works so that we can control it together! The goal of this 5-week learning circle course is to introduce the basics of AI, discuss some of the social and ethical dimensions of the use of AI in modern life, and empower individuals to engage with how AI is used and governed.
Course materials were developed under the leadership of Dr. Eric Corbett and Dr. Julia Stoyanovich.
To cite: Corbett, E., Stoyanovich, J., Sloane, M., Falaah, A.K., McDermott, M., Margraf, B., Peterson, G., Lambert, J., Coughlin-Prego, S., Bohra, K. (2022). We arę AI. Comics.
More-than-Human Wellbeing
Target audience: Year Levels 9-12
Subject areas: Digital Technologies, Media Arts, Biological Sciences, Health & Physical Education
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The More-than-Human Wellbeing Learning Activities and Resources provides students with an understanding of digital technologies, data and their application in the context of health information in an era of emerging technologies.
To cite: Heck, E., Lupton, D. (2023) More-Than-Human Wellbeing. Curriculum resource.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Social Impact
Target audience: Policymakers, researchers, and non-specialists in emerging economies
Subject areas: Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics and Governance, AI and Social Impact
Duration: 1h 10 min
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This course is designed for policymakers, and anyone interested in learning about AI and its potential—especially about how it can be harnessed to foster positive societal change. It delivers solid foundational knowledge on AI, upon which more advanced applications can be built.
It covers AI fundamentals including explanation of terminologies, and practical uses—providing insights into Generative AI (genAI), how it operates and its current applications. Importantly, related ethical considerations are discussed, as well as cutting-edge developments in AI for social impact.
To cite: Nguyễn, D. (2024). Artificial Intelligence for Social Impact. Asian Development Bank Institute. Short Course.
The Expert Explained Collection
Subject areas: The ADM+S Expert Explained video collection addresses key questions and topics of discourse to do with AI and ADM systems, the research environment, methods, and more.
Target audience: Our researchers simplify complex topics, suitable for a general audience with varying levels of age or expertise.
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Series produced by Natalie Campbell