Australia Moves Closer to Mandatory Artificial Intelligence Restrictions
- Expert panel named by industry minister to examine regulation
- Mandatory guardrails in ‘high-risk’ scenarios to be considered
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The Australian government has named a panel of legal and scientific experts to advise on potential guardrails for the research, development and use of artificial intelligence, its latest step toward mandatory regulation of the rapidly evolving technology.
Industry Minister Ed Husic announced the 12 members of the government’s new Artificial Intelligence Expert Group on Wednesday, including Bronwyn Fox, chief scientist at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s premier research institution.