Interview: ACCC's New Warning About the Dangers of AI for Consumers
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- Date Published
- 19 Dec 2025
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- 19 Dec 2025, 09:33 pm
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As artificial intelligence rapidly becomes a part of everyday life for Australians, the ACCC is warning the technology also brings growing risks. In its AI industry snapshot, the consumer watchdog says AI is being used to fuel fake reviews, ghost websites and increasingly sophisticated online…
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chair, Gina Cass-Gottlieb, highlights the increasing risks posed by artificial intelligence in Australia. The ACCC's AI industry snapshot warns that AI technologies are being utilized to generate fake reviews, create ghost websites, and carry out complex scams, complicating detection efforts. Cass-Gottlieb discusses the potential for AI to contribute to digital monopolies and emphasizes the need for enhanced regulatory powers to keep up with the rapidly evolving landscape. This is significant in the context of AI governance and could influence future Australian policies on AI safety and consumer protection.
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INTERVIEW: ACCC’s new warning about the dangers of AI for consumers16:52Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb Source: AAPWeekend One on OneView Podcast SeriesFollow and SubscribeApple PodcastsSpotifyDownload (15.45MB)Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android As artificial intelligence rapidly becomes a part of everyday life for Australians, the ACCC is warning the technology also brings growing risks. In its AI industry snapshot, the consumer watchdog says AI is being used to fuel fake reviews, ghost websites and increasingly sophisticated online scams, making them harder to detect – and warns the rapid expansion of AI-enabled products and services could pose potential harms to consumers and competition if left unchecked. SBS's Stephanie Youssef spoke with ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb about whether AI is creating a new generation of digital monopolies and why it's calling for stronger monitoring powers to keep pace with the evolving industry.Listen to Australian and world news, and follow trending topics with SBS News Podcasts.ShareLatest podcast episodesINTERVIEW: What needs to be done about our gun laws?INTERVIEW: Jillian Segal, Special Envoy to Combat AntisemitismINTERVIEW: SBS speaks to Human Rights Commissioner as UN blocked from inspecting detention facilitiesINTERVIEW: Do oysters have ears? Dr Dominic McAfee shares a unique method for oyster regenerationRecommended for youSee the list: The Aussie suburbs where home prices more than doubled in five yearsproperty market'Value per bite': The Ozempic-sized force turbocharging an Aussie food shake-upfood and drinkWhat we know so far about the alleged Bondi Beach gunmengeneral newsWhat 16,000 Australians reveal about the hidden realities of working from homeworking from home'It's nasty': Could this virus spark the world's next pandemic?bird flu'You don't have the freedom to leave': The human cost of Australia's solar boomforced labourOne of the best meteor showers peaks this weekend. Here's how to watch it from Australiageneral newsTomi bought her spa weeks ago. She’s fighting to stay open after Groupon failed to pay upsmall business