The Labor government has announced environmental and energy safeguards on new datacentres in Australia, as part of its push for national standards on the technology.
Government's regulatory approach
Political editor Tom McIlroy discussed the move with Dr Andrew Charlton, the assistant minister for science, technology and the digital economy. The former Rudd staffer and economist outlined how the government intends to use regulation to balance risk and opportunity in AI.
Public trust and personal experience
Charlton spoke about low public trust in AI and revealed that his own book had been scraped by Anthropic, the AI company. The conversation highlighted the challenges of regulating a rapidly evolving sector while ensuring public confidence.
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