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Australia Drops 'Mandatory AI Guardrails' From National Plan
The plan relies on existing laws instead of new AI-specific rules and includes a $29.9 million AI Safety Institute to monitor risks and boost AI adoption.
- On Tuesday, the Australian federal government released a long-awaited National AI Plan to help Australians benefit from AI while protecting them from its risks.
- After warnings that Australia could miss a $150 billion opportunity, the Australian Academy and Productivity Commission urged pausing guardrails to avoid stifling a $116billion boost.
- The plan details specific measures such as relying on existing legal frameworks, accepting a pause on mandatory guardrails, embedding AI via GovAI platform, piloting generative AI in schools, and boosting public service employees' skills.
- Assistant Technology Minister Andrew Charlton said the agenda will attract positive investment, support Australian businesses to adopt AI, and expand safe use across government agencies for consistent services.
- While favouring existing frameworks, officials said they will continue to refine the plan as technology evolves, working with states and territories to clarify rules and apply fit-for-purpose legislation.
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