Caitlin Curtis

Dr Caitlin Curtis is a researcher specialising in responsible AI, applied ethics, and emerging technologies. She leads national collaborations on AI governance and digital rights, shapes public policy and discourse, and created one of Australia's first Responsible AI university courses. Dr Curtis is a recipient of the 'ABC Top 5 Scientist Media Residency Award', and the Australian Institute of Science & Policy Tall Poppy Science Award', recognizing excellence in both research and science communication. Teaching: Caitlin currently teaches the UQ Master of Business Analytics course: Responsible Artificial Intelligence - which looks at the ethical, legal, and social issues relating to AI and automated systems. She also lectures into Responsible Management for the Global Economy in the BBusMan Program and Resonant Leadership in the MBA Program, particularly around the ethical and responsible management of artificial intelligence and similar technologies. She also coordinates and moderates the UQ AI Collaboratory's 'Ask Me Anything about AI' series, which is a unique forum that brings together panellists with technical expertise in artificial intelligence, along with experts from across social science, communication, policy, or law to answer audience questions and spark multidisciplinary discussion around important topics relating to AI systems, including: AI social media predictions, facial recognition systems, misinformation and AI, and deep learning. Responsible AI and applied ethics: Responsible deployment of emerging technologies; Digital Governance: public trust and ethical deployment of AI in society; Governance and predictive applications of digital genomic data; Equitable access to and policy to support emerging biotechnology & AI in health; Effective communication of science and emerging technology

[2026] Journal Article: How to demonstrate trustworthy use of AI in public services: a case study. Smith, Natalie, Gillespie, Nicole, Rinta‐Kahila, Tapani, Lockey, Steven, Pool, Javad and Curtis, Caitlin (2026). How to demonstrate trustworthy use of AI in public services: a case study. Information Systems Journal isj.70025. doi: 10.1111/isj.70025 [2025] Newspaper Article: AI is now part of our world. Uni graduates should know how to use it responsibly. Fitzgerald, Rachel and Curtis, Caitlin (2025, 07 18). AI is now part of our world. Uni graduates should know how to use it responsibly The Conversation doi: 10.64628/AA.xf4cq7epn [2024] Other Outputs: Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI). Curtis, Caitlin (2024). Submission to the Senate Select Co