Two-thirds of Australians say not enough being done to protect from unsafe AI, as minister called on to act

For the ABC, like many media organisations, the recent explosion of generative AI tools has prompted discussion about how this technology might change our work. (Photo by Shahadat Rahman on Unsplash)

Two-thirds of Australians say there are not enough laws or regulations preventing artificial intelligence from being abused, and fewer than half trust AI to be used safely at work.

A report by consultancy firm KPMG and the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), the industry peak body, found Australians expect AI to be regulated and want an independent regulator to monitor the technology as it booms into mainstream society.