Artificial intelligence

AI presents opportunities to grow our economy, create jobs and improve our lives.

AI technologies are:

• helping small businesses better understand their customers
• transforming local manufacturing to be more competitive
• enabling us to manage our environment and resources more efficiently
• solving significant national challenges like bushfires and health.

Progressing ethical AI

Australians need to be able to trust that AI systems are safe, secure and reliable for us to realise its benefits. As innovation in AI speeds up, we need to make sure we can keep taking advantage of it while protecting Australians.

The discussion paper is supported by the National Science and Technology Council's Rapid Research Report on generative AI.

Ethics framework

Australia’s AI ethics framework includes 8 principles that organisations can apply to:

• achieve better outcomes with AI
• reduce the risks of negative impacts
• practice the highest standards of ethical business and good governance.

We’re progressing the framework by:

• piloting the principles with Australian businesses
• working with agencies to encourage greater uptake and consistency with the principles.