The report provides an independent scientific assessment of the capabilities, emerging opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence (AI). It’s central warning: current safeguards cannot keep pace with the growth of AI’s capabilities. The report outlines trends in AI and presents its findings across seven key domains.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming a part of the Australian Public Service. IP Australia has been an early adopter of artificial intelligence. This audit assessed whether IP Australia’s use of artificial intelligence in the patent rights process is effective. It finds IP Australia’s use of AI in the patent rights process was largely effective.

The submission focuses on the need for a stronger public accountability framework for data centres in Australia, treating them as infrastructure with significant environmental, social, cultural and public interest implications. It argues that Australia should halt the fast-tracking of data centre developments immediately and develop a rigorous, public interest regulatory framework.

The review described in this report was undertaken to see whether Victorian Government departments have implemented the action plans they committed to in response to a 2021 audit of digital service delivery. The review also looked at whether customer experience has improved and transaction costs have reduced since the original audit.

The evolving landscape of artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming cyber risk. This statement provides a call to action. It identifies key actions for leaders and five urgent practical actions to reduce not only technical risk, but also operational, financial and reputational exposure.