Australia to become the first country to introduce landmark AI framework
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will launch the Office of Artificial Intelligence to set out a national framework for AI, covering issues like energy, copyright, productivity, education and labour rights, making Australia the first country to integrate these into a single framework.
IN BRIEF
Tech giants previously claimed to decide investment amount based on Australia's copyright settings.
Albanese's speech won't detail changes to copyright laws.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will launch the Office of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to set out a national framework for the evolving technology on Wednesday.
The Office, which will be under the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, will coordinate the design of new Australian Standards about AI and its impacts on issues such as energy, copyright, productivity, education and labour rights.
"Australia will be the first country in the world to bring these issues into a single, national framework," Albanese says.