Seven Reasons Australia Needs to Act on AI Risk
Australia’s artificial intelligence (AI) policy debate is at a crossroads. Decisions made in the coming months will determine whether Australians are able to trust AI and capture its benefits or whether we are left exposed to unacceptable and avoidable risk. Calls to wait for yet further reviews ignore the evidence that action is needed now. […]
An AI Safety Institute is a strong first step, concrete regulation is still needed to ensure its success
Devon Whittle, Global Shield’s Australia Director: “We recently showed MPs how easy it isto weaponise artificial intelligence, and welcome the government taking thisstrong step towards addressing AI risk by establishing an Australian AI Safety Institute (AISI). This needsto be followed by concrete regulation to support the AISI’s work and protect Australians.” Canberra, 25 November 2025 […]