The federal government’s latest response to the issue of AI in education is badly needed to help guide the safe and ethical use of generative AI (GenAI) in classrooms.

The voice of IEU members was essential to inform the report and provided first-hand accounts of how GenAI is impacting teachers and students.

Read here about the Parliamentary Report: IEU Speaks on AI in education

The reality is that the technology is outpacing efforts to provide a comprehensive regulatory response on behalf of students, teachers and school staff.

School employers must take every opportunity to work with the IEU and our members to develop shared responses to workload and safety concerns arising from the new technology.