Australia Introduces Human Oversight to Control AI Growth
Australia makes new rules for AI that stress human oversight and openness. The goal is to ease worries about AI’s fast growth and how it will affect businesses and society.
Australia said that it was going to set specific rules for AI, such as requiring human input and being open about what is going on. The centre-left government came up with this idea as businesses and people in everyday life quickly started using AI tools.
Minister of Industry and Science Ed Husic released 10 new AI rules that people can choose to follow. He said that the government has started a one-month review to see if they should become required in high-risk areas in the future.
In a statement, Husic said that people in Australia know AI can be very useful. Nevertheless, the people are curious about any safeguards that may be in place in case things go wrong.
The guidelines report said it was important to let people handle AI systems as needed throughout their entire life cycle. Around the world, regulators are worried that AI tools could spread false information and fake news. This is because creative AI systems like Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini are becoming more popular.
Because of this, the European Union passed important AI laws in May. These laws require high-risk AI systems to be very open about what they do. These rules are stricter than the light-touch method that some countries use for voluntary compliance.
Australia’s Approach to AI Regulations
Australia doesn’t have any specific rules that control AI, but in 2019 it made eight voluntary guidelines for the proper use of AI. This year, the government put out a report saying that the standard settings were not good enough to deal with high-risk situations.
Husic said that only a third of companies that use AI do so in a way that is responsible, taking into account things like safety, fairness, responsibility, and openness. According to predictions, AI will create up to 200,000 jobs in Australia by 2030. He said it was very important for Australian businesses to have the right tools to build and use the technology correctly.
