Ed Husic tells Labor to get tougher on AI companies as letting them self-regulate ‘doomed to fail’
Australian Labor MP Ed Husic is calling for stricter government regulation of AI companies, arguing that self-regulation is ineffective. He emphasized that the government must intervene to protect intellectual property and prevent the misuse of creative works in AI training.
Why it matters
This reflects a growing global trend of policymakers moving away from voluntary AI industry standards toward mandatory legislative guardrails.
Labor MP Ed Husic has advocated for stricter rules on tech firms ahead of Anthony Albanese’s highly anticipated speech on growing concerns around artificial intelligence Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP Labor MP Ed Husic has advocated for stricter rules on tech firms ahead of Anthony Albanese’s highly anticipated speech on growing concerns around artificial intelligence Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP Australia news Ed Husic tells Labor to get tougher on AI companies as letting them self-regulate ‘doomed to fail’ Labor MP also says watering down copyright rules is ‘going against the ethos’ of his party
Prefer the Guardian on Google The Labor MP Ed Husic says any moves to water down copyright law to benefit AI companies would be “going against the ethos” of the party, urging his colleagues to place stricter rules on the big tech firms or be “doomed to failure”.
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