Future Minds: Creativity and Ethics in the Age of AI

Delivered by Australian AI researchers and educators, the lectures will showcase national contributions to AI research while addressing key questions: What role should AI play in creative work? How do we balance innovation with ethical responsibility? What choices do we want young people and communities to make as technology develops? By encouraging debate rather than providing definitive answers, the lectures will empower audiences to critically evaluate both the promises and the challenges of AI.

Presenter Bios

Dr Rebecca Marrone is a Senior Lecturer: Learning Sciences and Development for the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L) at Adelaide University. She has a background in Educational Psychology, and her research is primarily in the fields of creativity, wellbeing, and human and artificial cognition. More specifically, Rebecca researchers the impact of technology on wellbeing with a particular emphasis on how AI impacts teacher and student wellbeing.

Dr Maria F. Vieira is a Lecturer in the School of Education at Adelaide University. She holds a PhD in STEM and a Master’s degree in the Psychology of Creativity. As a member of the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L), her research explores creativity, human–AI collaboration, and gender equity, with a particular focus on STEM fields in which women remain underrepresented. Her research has contributed to both theory and practice through partnerships with schools, industry, and museum spaces. She also leads sustained outreach programs that draw on creative pedagogies to support the development of critical capabilities in young people.

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