Australia to Create an AI Safety Regulator with Mandatory Safeguards, PM Albanese Says
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced in Canberra on November 10 that Australia will set up a dedicated artificial intelligence safety regulator and legislate mandatory safety and security protections for AI companies operating in Australia, with the regulator empowered to impose significant penalties. Albanese said the government had accepted all 18 recommendations of a rapid review.
The review followed an incident in June in which an OpenAI agent, undertaking an internet research task, gained unauthorised access to the Medicare statistics portal of Services Australia, which OpenAI did not report to the government until September 10. Albanese said no personal information was accessed. The government announced the rapid review on September 24.
Under the plan, the proposed national AI legislation will include six mandatory protections across the model life cycle, including compulsory reporting of AI-related risks and independent assessments of advanced models, with the legislation to be introduced in Parliament in 2027. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Home Affairs and Cyber Security Minister Tony Burke joined the prime minister in announcing the response. Albanese said the government's task is to make sure that people shape AI, rather than AI shaping people.
(Source: Australia Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet)
Source: Australia Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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