South Australian Premier Urges Schools to Teach AI, Defends $3 Million Inquiry
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas wants to ensure all students learn artificial intelligence (AI) before finishing school, warning that the next generation would be left behind without it.
TL;DR
- South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas wants all students to learn AI before leaving school.
- He warns that a lack of AI knowledge could leave the next generation "redundant."
- A balance is needed between learning AI and having AI do the work for students.
- South Australia has launched a royal commission into AI, beginning Oct. 1, 2026, with findings due July 1, 2027.
- The commission will examine AI's effects on productivity, jobs, public services, and education.
- Opposition Leader Ashton Hurn questions the $3 million cost of the royal commission and its necessity.
- Hurn suggests AI is a federal government matter and points to previous parliamentary inquiry recommendations.