Jim Chalmers on Australia’s AI balancing act
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers discusses the Australian government's approach to artificial intelligence and its implications for the economy.
Artificial intelligence is moving fast. Can the Australian government keep up? Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s much-anticipated speech at Sydney University this week detailed what he says makes Australia uniquely attractive to AI investment and outlined the need for a national framework to take advantage of the opportunities AI affords, while ensuring standards and safeguards are put in place. Meanwhile, a group of international economists and tech leaders released an open letter, ‘We Must Act Now,’ warning that advanced AI could shake-up the economy more than the Industrial Revolution - and over a much shorter timeframe. Treasurer Jim Chalmers returns to That’s Business to dig into what the government is proposing with AI, as well as other pressing questions about the Australian economy. Alan gets the Treasurer’s take on AI safety and sovereignty, the responsibilities of data centres, and the issue of copyright and creatives - who gets paid, and how? Alan also asks the Treasurer about his meeting with Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei, who visited Australia earlier this year. Then there’s a bit of other stuff to catch up on as well: tax, housing, migration, and the ever-present…
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