Australia is currently debating ways to ensure guaranteed access to advanced generative AI models. These are large language and multimodal models developed at considerable expense in the US, more recently in China, and with limited success elsewhere.
They are increasingly important in how people access information, how businesses promote and manage their operations, and hopefully how countries can boost productivity and ensure national sovereignty. There is also an increasing awareness that they come with risks: rogue actions, manipulation, hallucinations, and bias.