When a man with a terminal illness wrote to his local MP Andrew Hastie, telling him he planned on ending his own life with voluntary helped dying, Microsoft Copilot suggested Hastie reply with “congratulations!”, “great to hear from you” or “that is wonderful news!”.
Abigail Bradshaw, the director general of the Australian Signals Directorate, said her agents needed advanced AI every day to fend off “highly capable malicious cyber actors”.
The Greens senator David Shoebridge, who is among those fighting calls for copyright reform and demanding a pause on AI development, on Friday said Labor had refused him a seat on the inquiry committee.
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Jenna Priestly, the assistant secretary at the attorney general’s department, on Friday confirmed looser copyright laws would also affect AI access to foreign-made content distributed in Australia. The prime minister’s department said Anthony Albanese wanted draft laws on the broader AI standards by the end of 2026.
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Liberal MP speaks of AI’s shortcomings as cyber chief tells inquiry the tech is needed to fend off ‘highly capable malicious cyber actors’.
When a man with a terminal illness wrote to his local MP Andrew Hastie, telling him he planned on ending his own life with voluntary helped dying, Microsoft Copilot suggested Hastie reply with “congratulations!”, “great to hear from you” or “that is wonderful news!”.
Hastie shared the episode at a parliamentary inquiry on Friday to underline the shortcomings of the American-run software as he called for AI run by Australians.
The hearing offered the some of the most detailed explanations of the Albanese government’s desire to bring Anthropic and OpenAI to Australia, in the face of calls to slow them down or shut them out.
Abigail Bradshaw, the director general of the Australian Signals Directorate, said her agents needed advanced AI every day to fend off “highly capable malicious cyber actors”.
The defence department’s chief AI officer, Chris Crozier, said the government was already trying to keep its tech needs local, contracting Google to build a series of interlinked datacentres spread across the country and disconnected from the US.
The Office of AI, set up in the prime minister’s department, said bringing firms under Australian law would make it easier for local law enforcement to combat threats on the platforms.
The Greens senator David Shoebridge, who is among those fighting calls for copyright reform and demanding a pause on AI development, on Friday said Labor had refused him a seat on the inquiry committee.
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