Window for AI regulation is closing fast, warns Toby Walsh


David Allen
Reporter

The federal government must act to regulate artificial intelligence “in the next year” to avoid generational harms posed by chatbots and lock in the technology’s productivity benefits, top AI expert Toby Walsh says.

With light-touch regulation having fueled social media’s worst harms, Professor Walsh on Wednesday appealed to the government to avoid repeating the same mistakes with AI.

“In the next year we should have laws that regulate more …

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