Strategic advice

ATSE's submission to the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet provides detailed advice on how to regulate AI data centres and frontier model development.

Tasmania's cool climate and abundant renewable energy make the state an attractive choice for certain AI and data centre projects. However, these benefits will only be realised if the sector maintains community support.

ATSE highlights previous recommendations from the Unleashing Growth report and previous AI submissions.

Since the beginning of the decade, AI has embedded itself in almost every sector of our economy. If Australia wants to make the most of this opportunity, developing sovereign AI capability should be designated as a national priority.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is swiftly establishing itself as the engine of a new industrial revolution, reshaping  economies, industries and societies worldwide. Global investment in AI is accelerating toward AU$3 trillion by 2026. Australia has invested just over AU$300 million over the last five years.

Robust cyber security underpins social resilience and national security. ATSE’s submission recommends uplifting R&D across the economy, with a significant focus on cyber security for emerging technologies relevant to the country’s critical infrastructure, including core sectors such as water, energy, health, transport and defence.

Artificial intelligence is radically reshaping work, education and security in Australia, and is officially recognised as a critical technology in government policy. How we harness it will impact the nation’s economic prosperity, national security and continuing innovation.

ATSE’s submission considers that a coordinated response is needed to adopt and regulate AI and ensure continued public participation in AI-related decisions. AI can grow industries to be globally competitive and create new and high-paying jobs.

This collection of short papers developed by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) and the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) at The University of Adelaide offers an insight into the world of responsible artificial intelligence and the opportunities this presents to Australia.