Distinguished Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington AO is the lead for research excellence, translation, and impact, and research training at the University of South Australia. As Standing Acting Vice Chancellor she is the lead for the Aboriginal Leadership and Strategy, Advancement, and Communications, Marketing and Domestic Student portfolios at the University of South Australia. In 2022 she was made an Officer in the Order of Australia for her contribution to higher education governance, leadership, and mentoring, and in 2023 she was the recipient of a George Parkin Award by the Rhodes Trust for distinguished contribution to the Rhodes community worldwide. Distinguished Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington AO also has a global profile as a philosopher and as an historian. Her current work looks at how machines write histories, and the nature of AI as an historical discipline.