Australia’s national AI plan has just been released. Who exactly will benefit?

Thu, 4 Dec 2025 04:43:08 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/australias-national-ai-plan-has-just-been-released-who-exactly-will-benefit-270981>

"Today, the Albanese Labor government released the long-awaited National AI
Plan, “a whole-of-government framework that ensures technology works for
people, not the other way around”.

With this plan, the government promises an inclusive artificial intelligence
(AI) economy that protects workers, fills service gaps, and supports local AI
development.

In a major reversal, it also confirms Australia won’t implement mandatory
guardrails for high-risk AI. Instead, it argues our existing legal regime is
sufficient, and any minor changes for specific AI harms or risk can be managed
with help from a new A$30 million AI Safety Institute within the Department of
Industry.

Avoiding big changes to Australia’s legal system makes sense in light of the
plan’s primary goal – making Australia an attractive location for international
data centre investment."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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