NSW AI Laws: Tech Council Warns New Bill Risks Limiting Business Innovation
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 19 Nov 2025
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- 20 Nov 2025, 11:53 am
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Technology developers and online platforms are alarmed over proposed NSW laws regulating artificial intelligence, warning they risk the uptake of new technologies.
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Proposed AI regulation laws in New South Wales have raised concerns among technology developers and online platforms, who argue that these laws could impede business innovation. The Digital Work Systems Bill, introduced by the NSW government, aims to regulate AI, algorithms, and automation extensively. The Tech Council of Australia, which includes major tech companies like Google and OpenAI, has highlighted the potential negative impact on technological development and the risk of stifling innovation. The article provides insight into the balance between regulatory oversight and fostering an environment conducive to technological advancement, particularly within the Australian context.
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Work & CareersWorkplaceAIPrint articleDavid Marin-GuzmanWorkplace correspondentNov 20, 2025 – 3.28pmSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginTechnology developers and online platforms have raised the alarm over national-first laws to regulate the use of artificial intelligence, warning they risk limiting businesses from taking up new technologies.Tech Council of Australia, whose members include Google, Uber, Atlassian and OpenAI, on Thursday said the NSW government’sDigital Work Systems Billraised “serious issues for tech innovators and developers” due to its broad scope and union powers to lift the hood on AI, algorithms, automation and online platforms.Loading...David Marin-Guzmanwrites about industrial relations, workplace, policy and leadership from Sydney.Connect withDavidonTwitter.EmailDavidatdavid.marin-guzman@afr.comSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAIWorkplace surveillanceIndustrial relationsFetching latest articlesThis lawyer has collected more than 600 broochesHannah TattersallPrices for this under-the-radar watch brand are surgingWhy your mascara and skincare should be in a time capsuleAustralia’s 50 highest-paid CEOs in 2025 revealedPatrick DurkinWhy more company directors need to speak outWhy this CEO insists on 2 referee checks, and often does them herselfAn MJ Bale shorts-suit and a new IWC watch to ring in summerEugenie KellyWhy Mount Gambier’s rock-star grapes are worth travelling forForget the typical Euro hustle – Bordeaux is a place to pauseInside Australia’s most expensive country estateGreg BearupThe moment that led to a $750m coal fortune and a Ferrari obsessionLaundys sell pub on NSW’s Central Coast for $18.5 million