Artificial intelligence is already influencing how we work, learn and make decisions.
AI holds enormous potential to improve lives – from advancing healthcare to helping protect natural ecosystems – but only if it’s developed and used responsibly.
Right now, artificial intelligence is moving faster than the rules needed to protect people and our environment from harm.
Without appropriate guardrails, AI risks widening inequality, weakening privacy and damaging our environment.
Australia has an opportunity to set clear, balanced domestic rules that keep Australians safe from potential harms, enable innovation, and help shape international policy.
SafeAI brings together researchers, policymakers and civil society to help design practical, evidence-based policy to ensure AI benefits people.
Report an AI-related harm
Digital Rights Watch wants to hear from Australians who have experienced harm from AI tools.
If you have experienced an AI-related harm, share your experience to help the campaign for more protections.
SafeAI
SafeAI is convened by Minderoo Foundation, bringing together leaders committed to the safe governance of artificial intelligence.
We believe AI can deliver extraordinary benefits, but without the right safeguards it can also cause serious harm.
Our shared focus is advocating for clear rules and strong safeguards that protect people and the environment, while enabling innovation that benefits humanity.
Working together for safe AI
Build a safe and responsible AI future requires collaboration across governments, academia, industry and civil society.
Australia has a chance to set clear AI rules that protect Australians and enable innovation, while contributing to this global effort and ensuring it reflects shared human values.
SafeAI connects those committed to evidence and fairness in technology.
Together, we can ensure AI supports people, strengthens communities and protects the environment.
Research and insights
Minderoo Foundation commissioned research to understand Australians' sentiment towards artificial intelligence and regulation.
The research found that Australians see the potential benefits of AI but believe those benefits depend on clear, fair and transparent rules.
The biggest risk to progress isn’t the technology itself, but inaction. Without responsible regulation, public trust will erode and Australians will demand stricter controls even if it limits innovation.
AI Roundtable Outcomes Report
Minderoo Foundation convened an expert AI roundtable at Parliament House in May, bringing together government representatives and domestic and international experts to discuss how Australia can scale AI safely and responsibly.
The UK AI Compass
Minderoo research partner Diffusion.Au spoke to thousands of people across the United Kingdom to understand their hopes, fears, and expectations for AI, mapping key public mindsets that reveal what moves people to act, who to engage, and how to build trust.
AI Is Spying on You (And You Agreed to It)
Lizzie O’Shea, Chair of Digital Rights Watch, breaks down how AI actually works – from how it learns, to where your data ends up, and what it means for those who hold power in a tech-driven world.
If AI Fails, Who’s Responsible?
Ed Santow and Nick Davis from the Human Technology Institute unpack the risks already emerging from AI, and what needs to change to ensure accountability, oversight, and public trust.
Report an AI-related Harm
Digital Rights Watch wants to hear from Australians who have experienced harm from AI tools. If you have experienced an AI-related harm, share your experience to help the campaign for more protections.
Lizzie O'Shea Talks AI Safety on The Squiz
Lawyer, Author and Chair of Digital Rights Watch explains how AI is impacting fundamental human rights and why stronger safeguards are urgently needed.
How do people feel about AI?
Joint research by the Alan Turing Institute and the Ada Lovelace Institute finds the UK public remains cautious about AI. People support beneficial uses but want stronger safeguards, clearer accountability and meaningful public involvement in decisions about how AI is developed and used.
How Californians feel about AI
Joint research by TechEquity and Diffusion.Au shows Californians are concerned about AI’s impacts on jobs, privacy and fairness. While recognising potential benefits, the public strongly supports clear rules, worker protections and accountability measures to ensure AI is developed and used in the public interest.
Great (public) expectations
Research by the Ada Lovelace Institute shows strong public support in the UK for fair, safe and accountable AI. People prioritise fairness and social impact over speed or profit, distrust self-regulation by tech companies and support independent regulators with real enforcement powers.
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