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Australian Government weighs AI productivity gains against job losses

Australia's government is grappling with how to capture productivity benefits from AI while managing risks of unemployment and reduced sovereignty.

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The Australian Government is working through the challenges posed by artificial intelligence, seeking to harness productivity gains while addressing concerns about potential job displacement and impacts on national sovereignty. The policy challenge involves balancing economic benefits against electoral and social costs.

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The role of government in the AI revolution

Ross Stitt reports on how the Australian Government is facing up to the AI challenge of how to secure productivity benefits without the electoral cost of increased unemployment and loss of sovereignty

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