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AI must be built with Indigenous Knowledges, not against them

8 July 2026

The same AI that can help revive endangered languages can also deepen historical injustice. The difference, research shows, comes down to whether Indigenous Knowledges are built in from the start.

Life Course Centre Research Fellow Dr Rajith Vidanaarachchi, and First Nations Research Portfolio Co-leaders Associate Professor Brendan Kennedy and Associate Professor Sangeetha Chandrashekeran explain in an article for the University of Melbourne’s Pursuit publication.

This feature is based on their Life Course research on AI and Indigenous Knowledges.

Read the full article on Pursuit.