Federal division · QLD
Where do Rankin’s representatives stand on AI safety?
Rankin is a federal division in QLD, held by Jim Chalmers (Australian Labor Party). Its voters are also represented by 12 senators for QLD.
8 statements from 1 of 13 people who represent Rankin, most recently 6 Aug 2025.
Who represents Rankin
- Jim ChalmersMP8statements
- Anthony ChisholmSenatornothing from them yet
- Corinne MulhollandSenatornothing from them yet
- James McGrathSenatornothing from them yet
- Larissa WatersSenatornothing from them yet
- Malcolm RobertsSenatornothing from them yet
- Matt CanavanSenatornothing from them yet
- Murray WattSenatornothing from them yet
- Nita GreenSenatornothing from them yet
- Paul ScarrSenatornothing from them yet
- Pauline HansonSenatornothing from them yet
- Penny Allman-PayneSenatornothing from them yet
- Susan McDonaldSenatornothing from them yet
What Rankin’s representatives have said about AI safety
“We've got to always find that balance point, but especially when it comes to AI, between overregulating and underregulating [...] You can overdo it and you can underdo it when it comes to regulation of AI”
Jim Chalmers · Labor · · Treasury Ministers (opens in a new tab)
“There's broadly 3 schools of thought on AI and big tech change. There's the let it rip crowd. There's the people who pretend that we can turn back the clock [...] Or there's our approach, which is a sensible middle path”
Jim Chalmers · Labor · · Treasury Ministers (opens in a new tab)
“The only way to make our people and workers and industries beneficiaries is if we treat AI as an enabler, not an enemy of what we want to see in our economy”
Jim Chalmers · Labor · · Treasury Ministers (opens in a new tab)
“We can chart a middle course that makes our workers and our people and our industries beneficiaries not victims of technological change”
Jim Chalmers · Labor · · Treasury Ministers (opens in a new tab)
“I'm optimistic that AI can be a force for good, but I'm also realistic about the risks. It is not beyond us, in my view, to maximise the opportunities of AI while we manage the risks the best that we can”
Jim Chalmers · Labor · · Treasury Ministers (opens in a new tab)
“Artificial intelligence is a game changer for our economy. It has the potential to support all of our major economic goals, making our economy more productive, stronger, lifting living standards over time”
Jim Chalmers · Labor · · Treasury Ministers (opens in a new tab)
“We have to do more to embrace technology, particularly the AI opportunity. There's a huge agenda there for us”
Jim Chalmers · Labor · · SmartCompany (opens in a new tab)
“Our focus with AI is also on the huge gains on offer, not just the guardrails”
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