The AI Horrors Husic Will Head Off with 'Guardrails'
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 26 Feb 2024
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- 8 Mar 2025, 12:05 pm
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Science and Industry Minister Ed Husic is trying to thread the needle with AI rules strong enough to protect society, without killing innovative business.
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In an effort to balance technological innovation with societal protection, Australia's Science and Industry Minister, Ed Husic, is advancing regulatory frameworks for AI. His focus includes addressing risks such as misuse of biometric data, the creation of social scoring systems, and the potential for AI to be used in criminal activities. By forming an AI expert group, Husic aims to establish guidelines ('guardrails') for AI applications in sensitive areas such as law enforcement and healthcare. This initiative is a critical step in shaping Australia's response to AI safety concerns and aligns with global efforts to mitigate the technology's risks.
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TechnologyAIPrint articlePaul SmithTechnology editorFeb 26, 2024 – 5.00amSaveLog 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?LoginScience and Industry Minister Ed Husic has highlighted the misuse of citizens’ biometric details, the potential for social scoring systems to be developed and sophisticated criminal use as some of his main concerns, regarding the advancing capability of artificial intelligence, as he attempts to form Australia’s regulatory settings.Husicreleased the government’s responseto a lengthy public consultation on the safe and responsible development of AI in January, and announced the members of a new AI expert group to advise on issues including guardrails for AI in high-risk settings (like law enforcement, healthcare and recruitment) this month.Loading...Paul Smithedits the technology coverage and has been a leading writer on the sector for 20 years. He covers big tech, business use of tech, the fast-growing Australian tech industry and start-ups, telecommunications and national innovation policy.Connect withPaulonTwitter.EmailPaulatpsmith@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 MoreAIEd HusicRegulationInnovationSalesforceBusiness ITAFR ReportsAI SummitFetching latest articlesOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy end‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsPatrick DurkinJob appointments have never been purely merit-based: CEW chiefWhy this CEO saves creative work for after her periodA last-chance tote bag and a groovy case for trumpetersEugenie KellyLooking to escape? Here are the week’s hottest getawaysThis perfume gets aged in an oak barrel like a fine wineForrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisionsPeter KerEllison-run garnet mine faces punishment over unsanctioned development‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad bets