{"id":19141,"date":"2025-06-12T07:38:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T05:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/12\/australia-has-no-alternative-but-to-embrace-ai-and-seek-to-be-a-world-leader-in-the-field-industry-and-science-minister-says\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T07:38:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T05:38:08","slug":"australia-has-no-alternative-but-to-embrace-ai-and-seek-to-be-a-world-leader-in-the-field-industry-and-science-minister-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/12\/australia-has-no-alternative-but-to-embrace-ai-and-seek-to-be-a-world-leader-in-the-field-industry-and-science-minister-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia has \u2018no alternative\u2019 but to embrace AI and seek to be a world leader in the field, industry and science minister says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Ayres says the Albanese government will focus on legislation and regulation but country would benefit from moving quickly<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2025\/jun\/12\/australia-news-live-productivity-ai-job-cuts-aukus-defence-pact-review-anthony-albanese-richard-marles-submarines-ntwnfb\">Australia news live: latest politics updates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">breaking news email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Australia must \u201clean in hard\u201d to the benefits of artificial intelligence or else risk ending up \u201con the end of somebody else\u2019s supply chain\u201d, according to the new industry and science minister, Tim Ayres, with the Labor government planning to further regulate the rapidly evolving technology.<\/p>\n<p>Ayres, a former official with the manufacturing union, acknowledged Australians remained sceptical about AI and stressed that employers and employees needed to have discussions about how automation could affect workplaces.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed\">Sign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s breaking news email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/jun\/12\/australia-ai-no-alternative-industry-and-science-minister-tim-ayres\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/2009596acfcb7b354fc6da41a935fbefbf5e508e\/713_0_6320_5056\/master\/6320.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=9868b4523b32e1b9e4ce096cda40b2e1\" title=\"Australia has \u2018no alternative\u2019 but to embrace AI and seek to be a world leader in the field, industry and science minister says\" \/>Tim Ayres says the Albanese government will focus on legislation and regulation but country would benefit from moving quickly<\/p>\n<p>Australia news live: latest politics updates<br \/>\nGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>Australia must \u201clean in hard\u201d to the benefits of artificial intelligence or else risk ending up \u201con the end of somebody else\u2019s supply chain\u201d, according to the new industry and science minister, Tim Ayres, with the Labor government planning to further regulate the rapidly evolving technology.<br \/>\nAyres, a former official with the manufacturing union, acknowledged Australians remained sceptical about AI and stressed that employers and employees needed to have discussions about how automation could affect workplaces.<br \/>\nSign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s breaking news email Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Ayres says the Albanese government will focus on legislation and regulation but country would benefit from moving quickly Australia news live: latest politics updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia must \u201clean in hard\u201d to the benefits of artificial intelligence or else risk ending up \u201con the end &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/12\/australia-has-no-alternative-but-to-embrace-ai-and-seek-to-be-a-world-leader-in-the-field-industry-and-science-minister-says\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Australia has \u2018no alternative\u2019 but to embrace AI and seek to be a world leader in the field, industry and science minister says<\/span> Read More 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