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Australian inquiry recommends independent frontier AI safety checks
A bipartisan Australian parliamentary inquiry has recommended independent safety checks, security access to new models, stronger data safeguards and a copyright review after the OpenAI breach. The government is still planning national standards for frontier AI by the end of 2026.
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Australia would require AI companies to test models for risks and demonstrate that they can prevent harm under proposed laws.
2 of 2 sources“Australia should require AI companies to submit to independent safety checks”
The federal government is finalising plans to regulate frontier AI through national standards due by the end of 2026.
2 of 2 sources“the federal government has signalled it hopes to introduce legislation outlining national standards for data centres and frontier AI models by the end of this year”