The Australian Government has published its interim response to the safe and responsible AI consultation held in 2023. The consultation process received over 500 submissions. Reflecting those submissions called for further guardrails on legitimate but high-risk uses of AI, as well as unforeseen risks from powerful ‘frontier’ models, the Response sets out the actions that government will take including: using testing, transparency and accountability measures to prevent harms from occurring in high-risk settings clarifying and strengthening laws to safeguard citizens working internationally to support the safe development and deployment of AI maximising the benefits of AI. While the EU has a separate AI regulation, Australia’s focus is on strengthening existing legislation – read the response here