AI - Australia

In late March 2024, the Australian Senate resolved that the Select Committee on Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI), be established to inquire into and report on the opportunities and impacts for Australia arising out of the uptake of AI technologies in Australia, including consideration of: recent trends and opportunities in the development and adoption […]

The Victorian Supreme Court has published Guidelines to assist those conducting litigation in the Supreme Court. The Guidelines recognise that ‘the assistance of computers in information management is an important tool for the efficient conduct of litigation.’  The Principles for use of AI by litigants in litigation are: Parties and practitioners using […]

Australia’s Robodebt scandal provides some critical lessons for boards/governing authorities and senior executives implementing artificial intelligence (AI) and technology in both the public and private sectors. The emergence of AI governance guidance and standards, such as AS ISO/IEC 42001:2023 and NIST’s AI Risk Management Framework, are helpful tools for organisations […]

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 […]

The James Martin Institute for Public Policy (JMI) has released a report, ‘Leadership for Responsible AI: A Constructive Agenda for NSW.’  The report outlines areas where NSW can take a leadership role in regulating and shaping the AI market while building public sector capabilities. The report suggests opportunities for the NSW […]

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Government Taskforce has made the first update to the Interim guidance on agency use of generative AI since its release in July 2023.  This includes the introduction of two ‘golden rules’ and clearer principles. APS staff are encouraged to weigh the risks, benefits and impacts on […]

Australia was one of the 29 signatories to the Bletchley Declaration, which emerged from the global AI Safety Summit, where heads of state, senior ministers, AI leaders and other experts from across the globe congregated to set an international framework for developing safe AI.  The Declaration provides that the agenda […]

The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) and the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) have released interim guidance on government use of publicly available generative AI platforms. The interim guidance is recommended for government agencies to use as the basis for providing generative AI guidance to their staff. You can access the […]

The Government’s Safe and Responsible AI in Australia Discussion Paper was released by Science and Industry Minister, Ed Husic MP released last week.  The Discussion Paper canvasses existing regulatory and governance responses in Australia and overseas, identifies potential gaps and proposes several options to strengthen the framework governing the safe and responsible use of AI.  The […]

The Human Technology Institute has just released a report into the The State of AI Governance in Australia providing a timely overview of how organisations are approaching the governance of AI in Australia today. Its findings are based on surveys, structured interviews, and workshops engaging more than 300 Australian company directors and […]

All NSW government agencies are required from March 2022 to use the AI Assurance Framework.  The Framework assists project teams using AI to comprehensively analyse and document their projects’ AI specific risks. It also assists teams to implement risk mitigation strategies and establish clear governance and accountability measures. Under the AI […]