Children and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Australia: The Big Challenges
This report highlights nine of the most urgent challenges and issues in terms of everyday use of GenAI tools, especially when children might be using these systems.
Additional details
| Content type | Professional learning, Article or research |
|---|---|
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Core and overarching concepts | Privacy and security |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Artificial Intelligence |
| Keywords | Generative AI, Bias |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Digital Literacy |
| Organisation | Australian Research Council |
| Copyright | © 2025 Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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