Greens Senator David Shoebridge is warning neither Labor or the Coalition have been willing to engage on almost any effective tech policy, as the government prepares to “let rip” on AI and a social media ban he says will do more harm than good.
Senator Shoebridge, who holds the party’s Digital Rights & IT portfolio, on Sunday attacked the government for dumping former Industry minister Ed Husic and, reportedly, his project to put legislated requirements on high-risk AI.
“It’s shameful that Ed’s project has been binned,” Senator Shoebridge said at the Tech Leaders conference. “It’s a missed opportunity for the parliament and the country to have somebody who was actually engaged in the space removed from… an important ministerial portfolio.”
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