Dave Sharma (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. The Treasurer has said that the government sees AI, artificial intelligence, as 'a huge opportunity for Australia'. He said:

… it's a key part of our productivity agenda, an absolute game changer … Regulation will matter but we are overwhelmingly focused on capabilities and opportunities, not just guardrails.

Yet, at the AFR AI summit in June, Senator Ayres, the Minister for Industry and Innovation, promised to give unions a significant say over the AI rollout. Can the minister confirm this: do the Treasurer's comments reflect the government's approach to the opportunities presented by AI?