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AI Act needed to protect human rights: HRC

Australia urgently needs an AI Act and a dedicated regulator, the Australian Human Rights Commission is warning, two years after its landmark research with similar recommendations was ignored by...

National rights law needed to reduce AI risk

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australians need privacy and procedural fairness rights enshrined in federal law to protect against authorities’ increasing use of technology that invades privacy and automates decision making, the Australian Human...

Putting the $4b ‘Assistive Tech’ market at risk

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
The recent report on Human Rights and Technology by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) made a landmark statement on technology as an enabling human right, and called for...

HRC calls for an AI Safety Commissioner

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government should establish an AI Safety Commissioner and halt the use of facial recognition and algorithms in important decision-making until adequate protections are in place,  the Australian...

Ethical AI will be a competitive advantage: Santow

Posted on   |  by Tony Kirkby
Ed Santow has led the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) since August 2016, the independent statutory body established to protect and promote all aspects of human rights. Mr Santow...