New AI regulator announced, as government considers criminal law change to keep erring frontier companies in line

By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) safety regulator, which will enforce penalties for frontier AI companies that breach their obligations.

The government is also considering criminal law changes to deal with serious misconduct by any of these companies.

The measures are targeted at frontier AI companies – those building the largest, most advanced models.

At a news conference shortly before leaving for the COP climate conference in Turkey, the prime minister outlined AI safety and security protections that will be…

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