Responsible Artificial Intelligence
We are an independent, nonprofit research institute that works to build safety, ethics, accountability and transparency into AI systems: developing new algorithms, training organisations operating AI systems and providing technical guidance for AI policy development.
Latest News
Australian Government releases mandatory AI guardrails paper and voluntary AI safety standard
5 September 2024
The Australian Government has released two key documents aimed at promoting safe and responsible AI in Australia, with Gradient Institute contributing expertise to their development.
Alberto Chierici and Liam Carroll join Gradient Institute team
27 August 2024
Gradient Institute is delighted to welcome Alberto and Liam to the team!
National framework for the assurance of AI in government
21 June 2024
The Australian Government's new AI framework draws on key contributions from Gradient Institute.
Bill Simpson-Young presents to Senate committee
10 May 2024
Gradient Institute CEO Bill Simpson-Young presented to the Australian Senate's Select Committee on Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) in May 2024.
Bill Simpson-Young appointed to AI Expert Group.
14 February 2024
Bill Simpson-Young, Chief Executive of Gradient Institute, has been appointed to the federal government’s temporary AI Expert Group.
Investigating Manipulative Applications of Generative AI
8 December 2023
With support from the Minderoo Foundation, Gradient Institute is exploring how bad actors could leverage the latest pre-trained language models for personalised persuasion and manipulation.
Gradient Institute Receives Donation from Cadent for AI Safety Research
9 November 2023
Gradient Institute has received a donation from Cadent, an ethical technology studio, to develop research on technical AI Safety.
Gradient Institute policy recommendations for the AI Safety Summit
27 October 2023
Gradient Institute has prepared a policy paper offering recommendations for the AI Safety Summit, which is to be hosted by the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the 1st and 2nd of November.
Telstra Foundation supports Gradient Institute research towards safer mental health chatbots
16 August 2023
Telstra Foundation, through its Young & Connected Fund, has provided Gradient Institute with a seed grant to work towards the safe and effective use of AI and Large Language Models (LLM) in mental...
Submission response to AI regulation discussion paper
1 August 2023
Gradient Institute submitted a response to the Department of Industry, Science and Resources' discussion paper “Safe and Responsible AI in Australia”.
Case Studies
Australian Human Rights Commission
Gradient Institute worked with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), the Consumer Policy Research Centre, CHOICE and CSIRO’s Data61 to develop a technical paper addressing algorithmic bias.
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Gradient Institute collaboratively developed a methodology, metrics and tools for financial institutions to apply the Monetary Authority of Singapore's principles for responsible AI.
ACT Education Directorate
Gradient Institute collaborated with the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Education Directorate, to apply causal machine learning techniques to investigate drivers of student outcomes at school.
Banking
A leading Australian bank engaged Gradient Institute to provide subject matter expertise in the responsible use of AI to aid in the development of their AI policy, processes and practices.
Online marketplace
Gradient Institute engaged with a leading online marketplace to enhance their organisation's systems, practices and governance.
Events
La Trobe University, City Campus, Melbourne
Workshop at Australia's AI Leadership Summit
Gradient Institute CEO Bill Simpson-Young and Director of AI Practice Ali Akbari will lead a workshop titled "From AI Anxiety to Action: Practical Strategies for Safe and Responsible GenAI Adoption" at Australia's AI Leadership Summit.
Sydney Knowledge Hub, The University of Sydney
Australian AI Safety Forum 2024
The inaugural Australian AI Safety Forum will be a two-day interdisciplinary event to catalyse the Australian AI safety community and discuss perspectives on technical AI safety and governance, particularly in the Australian context.