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Australia signs international AI agreement - Information Age
By Casey Tonkin on Nov 06 2023 04:46 PM. Tweet. There is a growing international consensus for AI regulation. Image: Leonardo.AI. Australia has joined 28 other countries and governments in signing the Bletchley Declaration on AI Safety in the UK as governments around the world continue to flounder while a new technological power emerges.
Australia’s plan to embrace safe AI | Information Age | ACS
Jan 17, 2024 · Australia will introduce mandatory safeguards for high-risk AI use but steer clear of outright bans under a new plan aiming to walk the tightrope of mitigating risks and boosting productivity. Industry minister Ed Husic on Wednesday unveiled the federal government’s interim response to industry consultation on the responsible use of ...
Australia’s AI ecosystem coming of age | Information Age | ACS
Mar 14, 2023 · Australia’s artificial intelligence ecosystem is coming of age and transforming from a futuristic promise to a genuine business priority, but siloes in the industry need to be addressed moving forward, a new report has found. Minister for Industry Ed Husic launched the CSIRO National AI Centre’s Australia’s AI Ecosystem Momentum report on ...
Australia needs a national approach to AI strategy
Australia needs a clear plan for safely adopting and regulating AI. Without a whole-of-government approach to reviewing and reforming our existing legal framework, in combination with measures such as industry standards, assurance and training, we will not be able to protect Australians effectively. The breadth of AI applications is what makes ...
Australia is becoming a surveillance state - Information Age
Jun 1, 2021 · Lawyer and chair of the EFA’s policy team, Angus Murray, said the current “mess” of surveillance legislation – which is being added to with the Identify and Disrupt Bill – is broad, vague, and not fit for purpose. “Legislation has to adhere to a parliamentary intention,” he said. “An intention to introduce legislation that deals ...
ACS urges action as AI disruption looms - Information Age
Nov 14, 2023 · The Australian tech sector is in crisis and it’s set to intensify with AI. That’s the key message from the Australian Computer Society’s Digital Pulse 2023 report, which also found artificial intelligence will disrupt up to 90 per cent of Australian jobs.. To tackle the impending crisis, ACS proposes a National Digital Skills Strategy including a skills-first education and training ...
Australian AI regulation ‘not fast enough’ - Information Age
Nov 1, 2023 · The government has “not moved fast enough” on artificial intelligence (AI) regulation and it could result in serious harm to Australians, one expert has warned in a week where the issue has gained international momentum. US President Joe Biden this week signed an executive order for new AI safety standards that require companies to notify ...
Australia’s new science priorities unveiled - Information Age
Aug 13, 2024 · There are five key priorities: transitioning to a net-zero future; supporting healthy and thriving communities; elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge systems; protecting and restoring Australia’s environment; and building a secure and resilient nation. This marks the first time that Indigenous knowledge systems have been ...
What Australians really think of AI | Information Age | ACS
Sep 10, 2020 · Additionally, one in 20 Australians still believe the development of high-level artificial intelligence could lead to human extinction, while 12 per cent said they were opposed to AI. “Most Australians have moved on from seeing AI as something in movies such as Terminator,” said the reports’ lead investigator, Professor Neil Selwyn.