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. Australia cannot afford to repeat mistakes made with previous technological developments, such as social media, where delayed action left communities exposed and regulators playing catch-up.
Global Shield Australia has prepared the attached primer providing Seven Reasons Australia Needsto Act on AI Risk. Now is the time for the government to deliver the safeguards that Australians expect and need to fully capture the AI dividend.
