Overview
- Premier Peter Malinauskas announced the commission on Thursday, October 1, 2026, and appointed Dr Iain Ross as chair with Kate Pounder and Professor Christopher Manning as commissioners.
- The terms of reference task the inquiry with examining how AI can boost productivity, innovation and economic growth while protecting jobs, civic trust and public interest.
- Evidence-gathering has begun through public submissions, community forums, surveys and industry roundtables to ensure recommendations are grounded in expert and local input.
- The commission must deliver an evidence-based final report with policy, legislative or structural recommendations to the South Australian government no later than July 1, 2027.
- Commissioners combine legal, labour-market, industry and academic AI expertise, which could shape how other Australian governments regulate AI and prepare workforces and schools for the technology.