The AIs have it
The fine line federal Labor is walking on AI was on display in Parliament again this week as a new controversy erupted over government secrecy.
As governments across the world grapple with the implications of AI, the macro and the micro of that equation were on display simultaneously in Parliament this week.
The Albanese government’s bid to curb freedom of information (FOI) requests was introduced to the House of Representatives on Wednesday, as stark warnings from unions about AI were being issued two floors above.
Vague claims that foreign adversaries are using AI to abuse the FOI system aside, Labor insists the public service is groaning under a workload created by a massive volume of automated requests.
Each requires a bureaucrat to spend hours tracking down documents before assessing what can and can’t be published.
