Australia to Play Key Role in AI Regulation: EU Digital Envoy

Australia could play a key role in regulating artificial intelligence as Europe flags collaboration to keep the advanced technology out of the hands of terrorists.
The European Union’s digital envoy to the United States is pushing to regulate the emerging technology, saying rules of the road are needed despite risks they won’t be followed.
Gerard De Graaf said Australia had an important role to play in the regulation as Europe moves forward with its own framework, pointing to the key role Canberra played in developing the international initiative on ransomware.
“There are bad actors in the world—it always helps to say this is what is allowed,” he said….