Discerning Adoption

Definition

Extent to which individuals and organisations approach and choose to adopt AI in an informed, critical and responsible way.

Examples

• Attitudes toward AI (use and impact), engagement in discussions on ethics and safety, critically evaluating AI tools and adapting behaviours and practices. Programs to actively engage with staff to seek their insights into best uses of AI in the workplace.

Indicators

• Evidence of people choosing to exercise a right not to adopt AI
• Survey statistics on attitudes towards AI
• Evidence of workforce engagement programs

Stocktake

• Artificial Intelligence Index Report 2025. Stanford University. 2025. https://hai.stanford.edu/assets/files/hai_ai_index_report_2025.pdf

• Trust, attitudes and use of artificial intelligence: A global study 2025. KPMG International and the University of Melbourne. April 2025. https://mbs.edu/faculty-and-research/trust-and-ai

• Minderoo Foundation Report on Public Perceptions of AI. Talbot Mills Research. August 2025. https://cdn.minderoo.org/assets/documents/AI-attitudes-report-August-2025.pdf

• Survey Assessing Risks from AI: Technical Report. Saeri, Noetel and Graham. Ready Research, University of Queensland. 2024. https://aigovernance.org.au/

• Global Views on AI 2023. IPSOS. July 2023. https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2023-07/Ipsos%20Global%20AI%202023%20Report.pdf

• Digital Lives of Austalians 2025. auDA. July 2025. https://files.auda.org.au/documents/Digital-Lives-of-Australians-2025-report.pdf