Society is just beginning to see the capabilities and impact of generative AI across a range of sectors.
Deakin University’s perspective on generative AI and study has been voiced by our Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Professor Liz Johnson and Director of Digital Learning Associate Professor Trish Mccluskey. Listen to the ABC podcast How will universities confront the rising use of AI in academia? to hear more.
Below are some helpful resources that discuss generative AI within specific sectors and more broadly.
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Alysia Blackham, 'Interrogating new methods in socio-legal studies: Content analysis, case law and artificial intelligence', (2025) Alternative Law Journal (online first, published 14 March 2025).
Paul Burgess, 'The Rule of Law, Science Fiction and Fears of Artificial Intelligence' (2022) 4(2) Law, Technology & Humans 124
Amanda-Jane George and Julie-Anne Tarr, 'World First: An Australian Court Opens the Door to Inventor Recognition for Artificial Intelligence Systems: Introduction' (2021) 49(4) Australian Business Law Review 259
Melissa Perry, Benjamin Durkin and Charlotte Breznik, ‘From Shakespeare to AI: The Law and Evolving Technologies’ (2024) 98(4) Australian Law Journal 272
Nick Phillips and Hannah Simpson, 'Artificial intelligence (AI): the good, the bad and the unknown' (2024) 30(2) Computer and Telecommunications Law Review 29.
This is a public statement made by the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner under section 8C(1)(f) of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) (PDP Act). This statement relates to the use of the Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT) platform by Victorian public sector (VPS) organisations.
Statement on the use of Artificial Intelligence in Australian Legal Practice (December 2024) - Joint statement of the Law Society of New South Wales, Legal Practice Board of Western Australia and Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner.
This joint statement provides guidance to Australian lawyers on when using AI and other legal technology, lawyers must continue to comply with their professional obligations under the uniform laws.
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary (England & Wales). Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Guidance for Judiical Office Holders (updated 14 April 2025).
The refreshed guidance expands the glossary of common terms and provides additional details on misinformation, bias, quality of datasets, and other areas of concern. It also advises judges to inform litigants that they are responsible for the AI-generated information they present to the court/tribunal, just as for any other type of evidence.
Law Institute of Victoria, 'Artificial Intelligence Hub'. <https://www.liv.asn.au/aihub>
The LIV Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub provides practitioners with essential resources, best-practice guidance and links to the information that you need to know about using AI and Generative AI in legal practice.
Josh Taylor, 'Fake cases, judges’ headaches and new limits: Australian courts grapple with lawyers using AI', The Guardian (10 February 2025) <https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb/10/fake-cases-judges-headaches-and-new-limits-australian-courts-grappling-with-lawyers-using-ai-ntwnfb>
Patrick Breen, 'Generative AI and what it means to you', LexisNexis (Blog Post, 29 January 2023) <https://www.lexisnexis.com.au/en/insights-and-analysis/practice-intelligence/2023/generative-ai-and-what-it-means-to-you>.
Michael Legg & Vicki McNamara, 'AI is creating fake legal cases and making its way into real courtrooms, with disastrous results', The Conversation (Blog post, 13 March 2024) <https://theconversation.com/ai-is-creating-fake-legal-cases-and-making-its-way-into-real-courtrooms-with-disastrous-results-225080>
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