‘No accountability, no checks and balances, no responsibility’: how Indigenous peoples think about AI

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:32:35 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/no-accountability-no-checks-and-balances-no-responsibility-how-indigenous-peoples-think-about-ai-280734>

"Much of the current conversation about AI assumes uptake is inevitable, more
technology means better outcomes and the main task is managing risk.

But we asked Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people how they are
encountering AI in their everyday lives, and a different picture started to
emerge. Our Relational Futures project explores Indigenous sovereignty and the
governance of AI.

Relational Futures positions AI not as a standalone tool, but as part of a
wider system that shapes relationships between people, institutions, data and
Country.

We have now reported our findings, and there are clear warnings about what
happens when questions of accountability, harm and care are ignored. As one
participant told us, AI comes with “no accountability, no checks and balances,
no responsibility”."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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