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Dr Rebecca Johnson
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The University of Sydney
The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Artificial intelligence, generative AI, AI agents, agentic AI, ChatGPT, large language models (LLMs), AI safety, AI risk, AI governance, AI regulation, AI policy, AI evaluation, AI benchmarks, AI accountability, AI in the workplace, AI in law and legal practice, AI in government, deepfakes, synthetic media, AI misinformation, AI and elections, algorithmic bias, automated decision-making, responsible AI, AI ethics, AI in AustraliaMedia
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Rebecca has extensive experience speaking to media and public audiences, with commentary across ABC News (TV, radio and online), 7 News, Sky News and 60 Minutes, and contributions to The Economist, The Australian Financial Review, The Guardian and other outlets. She has participated in high-level panels and briefings on AI governance and evaluation, including at Legal Festival (2026), and delivers talks and advisory sessions to academic, industry and policy audiences
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Biography
Dr Rebecca Johnson is an AI evaluation and governance expert based at the University of Sydney. Her work focuses on how generative and agentic AI systems behave in real-world contexts, and how they can be evaluated, governed and held accountable in practice.She has worked with Google Research’s Ethical AI team and has developed new approaches to evaluating AI systems, including examining the limitations of widely used benchmarks.
Rebecca regularly provides commentary to national and international media, with appearances across ABC, 7 News, Sky News and 60 Minutes, and contributions to The Economist, The Australian Financial Review, The Guardian and other outlets.
In 2023 she convened Australia’s largest conference on the ethics of generative AI, ChatLLM23. She also convened the ChatRegs23 thinktank on AI regulation in Australia and founded PhD Students in AI Ethics, a global network connecting more than 600 doctoral researchers across 50 countries. Her forthcoming research examines AI agents that can plan and act autonomously, and develops practical ways to judge their behaviour, manage their risks, and understand where accountability should sit.
Her expertise spans AI ethics, generative AI, AI safety and risk, AI governance and regulation (Australia), digital and data governance, cultural bias and values in AI, and the societal and economic impacts of emerging technologies.
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Last updated: 04 May 2026