About this episode

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces new measures to protect Australian creativity from AI while discussing Qantas's aircraft tests and Folarin Balogun's comments on Donald Trump.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Wednesday he’ll establish a new office of AI within his own department to consolidate his government’s response to AI’s meteoric rise. Plus, Qantas tests its new ultra-long-haul aircraft and American football star Folarin Balogun breaks his silence over that Donald Trump phone call. Read more:  PM vows 'strongest protections' for creatives, journalists Qantas pushes new A350 jet to its limits on historic test flight 'More pressure than we needed': Trump intervention hurt USA says Balogun See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• AI regulation
• Australian creativity
• aviation
• American football
• politics

Keywords

• AI
• creativity
• Qantas
• Folarin Balogun
• Donald Trump

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Organizations: Qantas

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