Tag: Productivity

What is AI doing to society (and how do we make it good)? [S3-04]

Posted on Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026

Janaline, Luke and Yassine consider the impact of AI on society, how we relate to each other as humans, how it is affecting education and learning, and what it means for our humanity. And because we care about policy, we consider what governments need to do to make sure humans stay in charge and harm is minimised and managed.

What is AI doing to the economy and how do we ensure it isn't bad? [S3-03]

Posted on Wednesday, Sep 9, 2026

Janaline and Glenn look at the different ways in which AI is likely to affect the Australian economy and ask what, if anything, the government can do to ensure it delivers benefit to the people. Spoiler alert: we see a big role for government policy here.