The fight over a proposed 10-year federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence heated up on Wednesday, with Republican and Democratic Senate leaders differing on whether such a...
Senator Dave Sharma has warned against Australia adopting a risk-averse approach to the regulation of artificial intelligence, which would stymie business take up of a technology that is evolving...
While governments around the world equivocate about holding powerful AI providers accountable, it falls to ordinary citizens to defend their rights. To do this, we need to be creative,...
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the federal government is focused on the “huge gains on offer” from artificial intelligence and “not just the guardrails”, in a sign that its priorities...
The government’s interim response to the safe and responsible AI in Australia consultation earlier this year envisions a risk-based approach to regulating AI that would strike a constructive balance...
The federal government is considering allowing AI technologies that have already satisfied tough regulatory requirements overseas to be deployed with fewer checks in the Australian market. In an effort...
The federal government’s recently released interim response to regulating artificial intelligence is (understandably) short on detail, but appears to say all the right things in an attempt to balance...
Australia should “stop all efforts” to regulate artificial intelligence according to one of the country’s leading authorities on the subject, who says it remains too early to grasp the...
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Regulation was once a dirty word in tech companies around the world. They argued that if people wanted better smartphones and flying cars, we had to look past dusty...
Microsoft on Wednesday argued against Australia focusing too much on sovereign tech capabilities and data storage requirements, telling a parliament inquiry it would harm competition and security. The company...