The promise of AI innovation has captured the attention of the technology industry and its associated policy makers. While we wait for the development of a National AI Capability Plan in Australia, companies are left with a set of voluntary guardrails to navigate the technologiesā associated risks.
In a world in which the tech industry has shown blatant disinterest in following laws and policies, against a backdrop of rampant authoritarianism and a global political trend of sunsetting āresponsible AIā initiatives, we need an enforceable legislative framework that prioritises privacy and protects us from harm.
What do we mean when we talk about Artificial Intelligence?
āAIā can be a slippery concept that has different meanings and purposes depending on who is using it and why. In its broadest sense, āAI is the ability of a computer system to perform tasks that would normally require human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, and making decisions.ā