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Jessica Russ-Smith, Associate Professor of Social Work and Chair, Indigenous Research Ethics Advisory Panel, Australian Catholic University

Australia’s national plan says existing laws are enough to regulate AI. This is false hope

Earlier this month, Australia’s long-anticipated National AI Plan was released to a mixed reception.

The plan shifts away from the government’s previously promised mandatory AI safeguards. Instead, it’s positioned as a whole-of-government roadmap for building an “AI-enabled economy”.

The plan has raised alarm bells among experts for its lack of specificity, measurable targets, and clarity.

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