Tag: artificial intelligence

Trust and adoption will fulfill AI’s productivity promise: Husic

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Building trust and adoption of artificial intelligence in Australia would be the focus of the Albanese government’s upcoming regulatory framework, with Industry minister Ed Husic still weighing a risk-based...

Crime-fighting AI research centre launches at Monash Uni

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A new research centre focused on AI-powered law enforcement initiatives has been set up by the Australian Federal Police and Monash University. The AI for Law Enforcement and Community...

Govt warned on use of AI as ‘decision making authority’

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Clauses in existing legislation that let Commonwealth departmental secretaries outsource ‘decision-making authority’ to computers is like leaving a “hand grenade with the pin out”, a regulation and governance specialist...

Tech Council balks at EU-style AI Act

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia risks an exodus of artificial intelligence capability and investment if new technology-specific regulations are introduced and the country’s existing copyright regime is tightened, the Tech Council of Australia...

AI Act needed to protect human rights: HRC

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
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...

Way forward on AI regulation divides Australia

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s regulatory response to artificial intelligence is shaping up as a battleground for the Albanese government, with a divergence of views emerging from its two-month long consultation on the...