Australia’s planned AI Advisory Body has been dumped

Australia will not proceed with a permanent AI Advisory Board, after the federal government confirmed it has abandoned the plan despite growing pressure for stronger oversight of the technology.

As reported by InnovationAus, recent answers to Senate estimates questions on notice show the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) will not establish the AI Advisory Body announced and funded in the 2024-25 federal budget.

At the time, $21.6 million was earmarked in the budget papers to “establish and reshape National AI Centre (NAIC) and an AI advisory body”.