AI firms to carry safety burden under new laws, Charlton says


Australia’s AI standards will hold companies responsible for developing their products and services safely, rather than imposing “prescriptive rules”, assistant technology minister Andrew Charlton says.

Speaking at a Trust and Safety event in Sydney on Thursday Dr Charlton provided the clearest picture yet of the government’s thinking on AI safety standards in the wake of OpenAI’s recent breach of the Medicare statistics portal.

Consultation on the national standards, which …

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