Tag: regulation

Steep fines, mandatory safety rules needed to rein in tech giants

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant wants steep fines and mandatory safety by design rules to come from the Albanese government’s review of online safety laws, but says “recalcitrant players”...

Union backs EU-style AI authority for Australia

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A European Union-style artificial intelligence authority should be established to protect workers from harmful applications of the technology and bring coordination to the government’s approach to AI policy, a...

Govt must get tougher on Big Tech regulation: Fletcher

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia must adopt a more hardline approach to regulating Big Tech if it is to maximise the full economic benefit of technology, according to shadow minister for government services...

Andrew Charlton throws support behind blockchain reform

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Blockchain and digital asset technologies should be a priority for government according to federal Labor rising star Andrew Charlton, who on Tuesday likened the potential prosperity gains that would...

New chief takes up FinTech’s funding fight

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
As investment in Australia’s FinTechs dries up, the sector’s peak group is juggling new ways to support its next generation to ride emerging areas like AI and sustainable finance...

World’s first AI Act passes final hurdle

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The world’s first legislative regime on the use and development of AI has passed its final hurdle in the European Parliament, three months after it received provisional agreement. The...

Govt mulls additional support for sovereign AI

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Industry and Science minister Ed Husic says the federal government remains open to providing additional support for the development of sovereign AI capabilities, but that overseas examples suggest much...

Experts tapped to develop Australia’s AI rules

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Options and thresholds for regulating artificial intelligence in Australia will be developed over the next five months by renowned artificial intelligence expert Toby Walsh, the CSIRO’s chief scientist Bronwyn...