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Australia Should Delay AI Laws, Productivity Boss Warns

Australia Should Delay AI Laws, Productivity Boss Warns
The OpenAI logo on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen displaying output from ChatGPT in Boston on March 21, 2023. Michael Dwyer/AP Photo
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12/8/2023|Updated: 12/8/2023
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Australia should not rush to put restrictions around the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or it risks dealing the nation “out of the game,” the Productivity Commissioner warns.

Commissioner Stephen King issued the warning at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) AI Leadership Summit on Dec. 8, which heard Australian banks, telcos, law firms and healthcare providers were increasingly using artificial intelligence to boost productivity and improve outcomes.

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