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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Govt agencies urged to consider the cost of AI failures

Digital Transformation Agency CEO Chris Fechner speaks during an inquiry into AI use. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Government departments needed to consider what could go wrong before allowing AI tools to make decisions and how much it could cost to put it right, an inquiry has heard.

Representatives from government departments, agencies and research organisations appeared before an inquiry into the use of AI in the public sector on Friday, where the acting Commonwealth Ombudsman issued the warning. 

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