Fix ‘Swiss cheese' AI rules to deal with its growth: Husic
Former industry minister Ed Husic says he is concerns that governments are paralysed about the growth and scale of artificial intelligence and said the country's urgently needs overarching regulation to oversee its growth.
'Governments are generally either paralysed, uncertain or can't get agreement on a global way forward,' Husic, who had been responsible for many of Labor's technology policies until the last federal election. 'What would help is to be able to provide some certainty. We should have at least our own AI Act. I don't know if that will happen in this term.'

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