PM's Office accused of vetting AI committee letter

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 02:32 · Archive

Independent senator David Pocock says the Prime Minister's Office heavily edited a parliamentary committee letter on artificial intelligence sent to Anthony Albanese.

Independent senator David Pocock has accused the Prime Minister's Office of heavily vetting a letter from a parliamentary committee on artificial intelligence sent to Anthony Albanese. The letter called for robust safeguards to protect Australian data, new copyright laws and more investment in data centres.

Senator Pocock, a committee member, said on Tuesday that when he loaded the letter onto his computer, he found "a whole bunch of track changes from the PM's office". He told News24: "So this is meant to be a letter from the committee, but clearly has been heavily vetted by the Prime Minister's Office."

He expressed concern that "the major parties are working together to potentially get a preconceived outcome rather than actually listening to experts, listening to the community". He called for the country to work towards preserving sovereignty and doing what is best for Australians in the long term.

How it is being reported

• Prime Minister’s Office accused of ‘heavily’ vetting AI letter to AlbaneseThe independence of a parliamentary committee probing artificial intelligence has been called into question by an independent member.The West Australian · 13 Oct, 01:53
• Prime Minister’s Office accused of ‘heavily’ vetting AI letter to AlbaneseThe independence of a parliamentary committee probing artificial intelligence has been called into question by an independent member.Perth Now · 13 Oct, 01:53

In this story: David Pocock · Anthony Albanese · Prime Minister's Office · Australia

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