Australia will form an advisory board to minimize the risks of artificial intelligence (AI), becoming the latest country to tighten its oversight of the technology.
Australia will establish an advisory board to limit the hazards of artificial intelligence (AI), the government announced on Wednesday, becoming the latest country to step up its monitoring of the technology.
The government also stated that it would collaborate with industry associations to develop a set of rules, including pushing technology companies to label and watermark AI-generated content.
According to Science and Industry Minister Ed Husic, AI is expected to boost the economy, but its application in business is spotty.
“There’s also a trust issue around the technology itself, and that low trust is becoming a handbrake against the uptake of technology, and that’s something we’ve got to confront,” he stated.
In 2015, Australia appointed the world’s first eSafety Commissioner, but it has trailed behind various other countries in terms of AI legislation.
The initial recommendations will be voluntary, as opposed to other jurisdictions, such as the European Union, where AI laws for technology corporations are mandatory.
Last year, Australia launched a consultation on AI, which garnered over 500 replies.
In an interim response, the government stated that it wished to distinguish between “low-risk” uses of AI, such as filtering spam emails, and “high-risk” examples, such as creating modified information, often known as “deep fakes.”.
The administration intends to give a complete answer to the survey later this year.
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