The Australian government has launched an eight-week consultation
to determine whether certain "high-risk" artificial intelligence (AI) tools should be prohibited. The consultation seeks feedback on supporting the safe and responsible use of AI through voluntary approaches or specific regulations. The discussion paper highlights both positive AI applications in industries like medicine, engineering, and law, as well as harmful uses such as deepfake creation and the dissemination of fake news. The bias of AI models and the generation of false information are also identified as concerns. The consultation directly asks whether any high-risk AI applications should be completely banned.
