Abstract
June 11th 2023, Paper: "In the spectrum between the unbridled optimism and the existential angst associated with the sheer speed, scale and uncertain impact of this rapidly evolving and transformative technology, is an immediate and urgent reality. If other systemic shocks and transformations are anything to go by - whether the global pandemic or the impacts of automation and decarbonisation - the gains and risks of AI will be mediated by deep-seated inequities such as income, gender, race and geography. In this paper, we highlight the emerging understanding of the potential opportunities and risks that generative AI brings for the lives, livelihoods and access to learning of vulnerable people and communities. This paper is intended to spark a conversation across our community and beyond on what is a rapidly evolving area."