Australia’s National AI Plan is a solid start. There’s strength in the focus on opportunity, capability, and skills. We absolutely should be aiming high.
But opportunity can’t be the whole story.
If we want AI that’s safe, sovereign, and built for Australian conditions, we also need clearer guardrails and a stronger plan for managing risk.
The carousel below lays out what (imho) is working well, where the gaps are, and the opportunities we now have to build something world-leading: especially through the new AI Safety Institute!
This isn’t criticism for the sake of it. The safety foundations are there. But we need to move just as confidently on governance, accountability, deepfake protections, sustainability, and the fast-emerging risks from AI agents. AI systems don’t just answer questions anymore, they act. That changes everything.
Australia has the talent and the momentum. If we strengthen the safety side of the equation, we can lead globally.
Full breakdown in the slides →
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Measuring the Machine