Australia’s national benchmark for responsible AI adoption is now available
Australia's primary national RAI maturity benchmark provides agencies with a baseline for comparing their own responsible AI posture against the broader market.
Key points
- The Responsible AI Index 2025, now in its fourth year, tracks RAI maturity across accountability, safety, fairness, transparency and explainability.
- Only 12% of Australian organisations are rated 'leading' in responsible AI; smaller organisations struggle with resource-intensive practices.
- A self-assessment tool accompanies the index, letting organisations benchmark their RAI maturity against peers and receive tailored guidance.
Implications for Australian agencies
- Consider Agencies developing or reviewing internal RAI frameworks could use the index's five-dimension structure and maturity levels as a reference point for their own capability assessments.
- Consider AI governance teams may want to use the accompanying self-assessment tool to benchmark their department's RAI maturity against the national dataset.
- Monitor Policy teams tracking Australian AI adoption trends may want to monitor year-on-year index shifts as a signal of sector-wide RAI progress.
Implications are AI-generated. Starting points, not advice — see methodology for how they're framed.
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"Australia’s national benchmark for responsible AI adoption is now available"
Source: National AI Centre
Published: 26 August 2025
URL: https://www.industry.gov.au/news/australias-national-benchmark-responsible-ai-adoption-now-available
The National AI Centre has released the Responsible AI Index 2025, developed by Fifth Quadrant, tracking responsible AI adoption across Australian organisations using five dimensions: accountability, safety, fairness, transparency, and explainability. The fourth annual index places 12% of organisations at the 'leading' level (up 4% from 2024), with 48% still 'developing'. Organisations with more than four years of AI experience report measurable benefits including improved customer experience, employee engagement, and productivity gains. A self-assessment tool is available alongside the report, allowing organisations to benchmark their maturity and receive improvement guidance.
Implications for Australian agencies:
- [Consider] Agencies developing or reviewing internal RAI frameworks could use the index's five-dimension structure and maturity levels as a reference point for their own capability assessments.
- [Consider] AI governance teams may want to use the accompanying self-assessment tool to benchmark their department's RAI maturity against the national dataset.
- [Monitor] Policy teams tracking Australian AI adoption trends may want to monitor year-on-year index shifts as a signal of sector-wide RAI progress.
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