The Albanon Labor Government is ensuring Australians are safe by establishing the Australian AI Safety Institute to assess new AI capabilities, share information and support timely action to address potential risks.
There is a huge opportunity for Australia to embrace AI by attracting investment and leveraging its capabilities to improve Australians’ jobs, increase productivity and improve living standards.
The Albanon Government is focused on carefully adjusting Australia’s approach to AI in a way that maximizes its value and reduces its risks.
AI is rapidly evolving and impacting every part of governments, economies, and people’s lives. The Institute will deliver dynamic, fit-for-purpose capabilities that address the pervasiveness and rapid evolution of AI.
As AI technology evolves, the Institute will work collaboratively across government to support best practice regulation, advise on where legislation may need to be updated, and coordinate timely and consistent action to protect Australians.
The government will help institutes ensure that AI companies comply with Australian law and adhere to legal standards of fairness and transparency.
Australia already has strong and adaptive laws that support consumer rights, online safety and fair competition.
This builds on the Albanian Labor Government’s commitment to keep Australians and Australian children safe by restricting deepfake pornographic content, AI “naked” apps and undetectable online stalking tools.
The Institute will work with national and international partners, including the National AI Center and the international network of AI Safety Institutes, to support global efforts to address AI risks and harms and ensure that AI development is consistent with Australian values.
This includes providing technical assessments, promoting bilateral and multilateral engagement on AI safety, and publishing research to inform industry, academia and the Australian public.
By operating with transparency and responsiveness, the Institute will strengthen public trust in both AI and the institutions responsible for its governance.
Protecting Australians from the potential harms of AI will be a key pillar of the next National AI Plan, expected to be released by the end of 2025.
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