Australia to adopt ‘mandatory’ AI safeguards

Artificial intelligence companies will have to abide by new “mandatory” safeguards when operating in Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday.

Global unease about the power of advanced AI is growing after a string of hacking incidents involving leading companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic.

Australia would establish a new AI safety regulator tasked with implementing measures designed to keep the booming industry in check, Albanese said.