Can Labor save us from the risks of AI? – podcast
The AI revolution is here, and with it a fear that soon it will replace many of us in the workplace. The Australian government is grappling with how to deal with the multi-layered disruption, but so far reform has been slow as it weighs up regulation against the claims of investment opportunities an AI boom presents. Could that change this Wednesday when the prime minister delivers a landmark speech addressing the government’s approach to the technology? Chief political correspondent Dan Jervis-Bardy speaks to Reged Ahmad about the tightrope the PM needs to walk between embracing new technology and new industry while protecting workers.
Can Labor save us from the risks of AI? – Full Story podcast
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The AI revolution is here, and with it a fear that soon it will replace many of us in the workplace.
The Australian government is grappling with how to deal with the multi-layered disruption, but so far reform has been slow as it weighs up regulation against the claims of investment opportunities an AI boom presents.
Could that change this Wednesday when the prime minister delivers a landmark speech addressing the government’s approach to the technology?
Chief political correspondent Dan Jervis-Bardy speaks to Reged Ahmad about the tightrope the PM needs to walk between embracing new technology and new industry while protecting workers
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