Generative AI, labour, and the economy

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• Transforming artificial intelligence into artificial wisdom

  Dilip V. Jeste, Martin P. Paulus, George S. Alexopoulos, Marcel Barnard, Willem M. Otte, Yuto Satake, Peter J. Na, John Torous, Ante Prodan,* Jo-An Occhipinti* (joint senior authors)

  Nat. Mental Health, 2026

  Journal article Generative AI

• AI and the destruction of capital

  Jo-An Occhipinti, Ante Prodan, Roy Green

  Interdisciplinary Journal of Economics and Business Law, 2026

  Journal article Generative AI

• History tells us a golden age can come after the AI apocalypse

  Jo-An Occhipinti, Ante Prodan, Roy Green

  Australian Financial Review, 2026

  Opinion or commentary Generative AI

• AI is hungry for power. Australia's renewables can feed it -- and slash energy bills in the process

  Jo-An Occhipinti, Ante Prodan, Roy Green

  Innovation Australia, 2025

  Opinion or commentary Generative AI

• AI as a potential psychosocial hazard under WHS Laws: Implications for employers and the future of work

  Jo-An Occhipinti & John Buchanan, on behalf of Mental Wealth Initiative

  Briefing Note prepared for the Corporate Mental Health Alliance, 2025

  Report or briefing Generative AI

• Artificial intelligence, recessionary pressures and population health

  Jo-An Occhipinti, Ante Prodan, William Hynes, Roy Green, Sharan Burrow, Harris Eyre, Adam Skinner, Goran Ujdur, John Buchanan, Ian Hickie, Mark Heffernan, Christine Song, Marcel Tanner

  Bull World Health Organ, 2025

  Journal article Generative AI

• Data Centres as grid partners in Australia’s digital future

  Jo-An Occhipinti, Ante Prodan, Roy Green

  Innovation Australia, 2025

  Opinion or commentary Generative AI

• Generative AI is reshaping the global economy — Are we ready for the consequences?

  Jo-An Occhipinti, William Hynes, Ante Prodan

  UCL Commentary, 2025

  Opinion or commentary Generative AI

• Generative AI may create a socioeconomic tipping point through labour displacement

  Jo-An Occhipinti, William Hynes, Ante Prodan, Harris Eyre, Roy Green, Sharan Burrow, Marcel Tanner, John Buchanan, Goran Ujdur, Frederic Destrebecq, Christine Song, Steven Carnevale, Ian B. Hickie, Mark Heffernan

  Scientific Reports, 2025

  Journal article Generative AI

• Managing the generative AI transition in banking

  Jo-An Occhipinti & Ante Prodan, on behalf of the Mental Wealth Initiative

  Briefing note prepared for National Australia Bank, 2025

  Report or briefing Generative AI

• Architectural Conditions for Agency in Artificial Systems

  Ante Prodan, Jo-An Occhipinti, Pawel Sweiboda, John Buchanan, Marcel Tanner

  SSRN Preprint, 2025

  Preprint Generative AI

• Generative AI Data Centres for Renewable Energy Integration and Grid Stability: Fostering a Sustainable Economic Future

  Ante Prodan, Jo-An Occhipinti, William Hynes, Shane Donohoo, Mark Heffernan, Roy Green, Pawel Swieboda

  SSRN preprint, 2025

  Preprint Generative AI

• The recessionary pressures of generative AI: A threat to wellbeing

  Jo-An Occhipinti, Ante Prodan, William Hynes, Roy Green, Sharan Burrow, Harris Eyre, Adam Skinner, Goran Ujdur, John Buchanan, Ian Hickie, Mark Heffernan, Christine Song, Marcel Tanner

  SSRN Preprint, 2024

  Preprint Generative AI

• In the Shadow of Smith’s Invisible Hand: Risks to Economic Stability and Social Wellbeing in the Age of Intelligence

  Jo-An Occhipinti, William Hynes, Ante Prodan, Harris A. Eyre, Roy Green, Sharan Burrow, Marcel Tanner, John Buchanan, Goran Ujdur, Frederic Destrebecq, Christine Song, Steven Carnevale, Ian B. Hickie*, Mark Heffernan* (joint senior author)

  SSRN & arXiv preprints, 2024

  Preprint Generative AI

• Navigating a stable transition to the age of intelligence: A mental wealth perspective

  Jo-An Occhipinti, Ante Prodan, William Hynes, Harris A Eyre, Alex Schulze, Goran Ujdur, Marcel Tanner

  iScience, 2024

  Journal article Generative AI Social production

• Cutting Through the Confusion and Hype: Understanding the True Potential of Generative AI

  Ante Prodan, Jo-An Occhipinti, Rehez Ahlip, Goran Ujdur, Kyle Goosen, Sandro Sperandei, Luke Penza, Mark Heffernan

  Pre-print, 2024

  Journal article Generative AI

• Toward a Comprehensive Brain Deal to Harness the Potential of Artificial Intelligence

  Harris A. Eyre, Walter D. Dawson, Ryan Abbott, Karen Silverman, Shuo Chen, Rym Ayadi, Steve Carnevale … Jo-An Occhipinti …William Hynes, Grace Wickerson, Pawel Swieboda

  Baker Institute for Public Policy, 2023

  Opinion or commentary Brain capital Generative AI