Coalition backs Rudd's push for sovereign Australian AI development
Opposition industry spokesman Andrew Hastie backed Kevin Rudd's call for Australia to build its own advanced AI language models.
Andrew Hastie is the Coalition's industry spokesman. The Opposition politician backed former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's push for stronger government support of Australia's tech sector.
Speaking at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute's Sydney Dialogue forum in Canberra, Hastie called for building sovereign artificial intelligence large language models in Australia. Frontier models are the most advanced AI systems available and should be included.
The move signals Opposition support for stronger government involvement. Australia should develop its own AI rather than relying entirely on overseas technology.
- Andrew Hastie
- Speaker
- Canberra
- Location
- Monday
- Date
Why it mattersCross-party backing for sovereign AI could push the government to invest more money in homegrown AI technology.
AustraliaIf both major parties back stronger AI development policies, Australia may commit more funding and resources to building local AI capability rather than importing it from overseas.
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