Albanese understands Australia’s AI reality, but not the path forward

Anthony Albanese departs extremely ambitious plan For a national approach to artificial intelligence. The Prime Minister wants Australia to attract frontier investment, build domestic capacity, protect creative workers, secure national sovereignty and ensure the benefits of technology are widely shared.

Albanese is right: Australia cannot stand still. Artificial intelligence; It will impact business, national security, creative industries, energy and education. But while his speech raises many of the right questions, his answers rely heavily on Canberra’s coordination.