AI safety recommendations
What's been proposed, and how much of it already exists.
11 recommendations from 31 organisations.
All recommendations
Called for by 23 organisations
Give Australia's AI Safety Institute the funding, expertise and powers to contribute in areas of AI safety that allies and AI companies value.
Advisory only; cannot compel a developer to submit a model. Funding is about $7.5m a year and declining.
AI governance failureAI misalignmentDangerous AI capabilities
- Not in place
Mandatory reporting of serious AI incidents
Called for by 10 organisations
Serious AI incidents and near misses should be reported to government, so regulators can see what is happening and act.
AI security vulnerabilitiesAI governance failureDangerous AI capabilities
Called for by 5 organisations
Companies building the most capable AI models should have to tell government and the public what their models can do and the risks they pose.
AI governance failureDangerous AI capabilitiesTransparency & interpretability
Called for by 5 organisations
Binding rules for AI used in high-risk settings, covering testing, transparency and accountability. The Government consulted on them in 2024 and did not adopt them.
AI governance failureAI misalignmentDangerous AI capabilities
- Not in place
Pass a dedicated Australian AI law
Called for by 2 organisations
A single law setting definitions, standards and rules for AI across the economy, to support the reforms under way.
AI governance failureAI misalignment
- Not in place
Work with other middle powers on AI
Called for by 3 organisations
Australia should work with other middle powers to reduce AI risks and limit the concentration of power in a small number of countries and companies.
Power centralisationAI race dynamicsAI governance failure
- Not in place
Publish a national assessment of AI risks
Called for by 2 organisations
Government should assess how exposed Australia is to AI risks, including emerging risks and risks that cut across sectors, and publish what it finds.
AI governance failureDangerous AI capabilities
Called for by 2 organisations
Synthetic DNA imported into Australia should come only from suppliers that screen orders for dangerous sequences. The Biosecurity Act 2015 already gives the power to require this.
AI weapons & cyberattacksDangerous AI capabilities
Called for by 2 organisations
When AI agents cause harm, the law should be clear about who is responsible, and developers should not be able to shift that onto the businesses and people using them.
AI governance failureMulti-agent AI risks
- Not in place
Track every government review of AI in one place
Called for by Global Shield Australia ↗
One agency should track the government reviews and reforms that touch AI, and publish a register of them.
Called for by Global Shield Australia ↗
Parliament's AI committee should examine the companies building the most powerful AI models, which safeguards work at the level of the model, and which overseas rules Australia could adopt.
AI misalignmentDangerous AI capabilities