Australia: ‘Clear concern’ over high-risk AI, ministers continue work on digital ID regulation

Australia’s approach to regulating AI will not be “hands-off” while the misuse of citizens’ biometric data remains one of the main concerns for the government, Science and Industry Minister Ed Husic said while delivering updates on setting up guardrails for high-risk AI systems on Monday.

“I have concerns about how biometrics are used: social scoring, for example. And of course, the use of AI which seeks to manipulate actions with a violent or criminal intent,” Husic says.

Earlier this month, …

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