Greens respond to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese\u2019s AI speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens spokesperson for communications, arts and environment and chair of the inquiry into AI data centres:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n “AI is the new extractive industry, if we don\u2019t have the right rules in place big tech companies will take our resources and leave Australians with little to show for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe need a moratorium on the building of data centres until there are laws in place to properly regulate their impact in Australia including energy, water use, environment and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is essential that we get the rules right. To do that we need a pause on the approval and construction of new hyperscale data centres while we do this important policy work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJust because big tech companies want to move at hyperspeed, doesn\u2019t mean that we need to fast track and roll out the red carpet for them. We need to take the time to get this right, if we don\u2019t there will be serious consequences for our energy grid, water, environment and climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Albanese Government needs to show the Australian people that they are more than just talk when it comes to putting the interests of Australians ahead of the interests of big AI companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Today\u2019s announcement that there will be rules for the building of data centres is welcome, but with more than 90 data centres already in the pipeline we cannot allow a free for all in the meantime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA key part of getting the rules right is protecting Australian artists, creators, journalists and copyright holders who all need their work protected from the extractive AI industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAI companies want to build data mining factories that strip mine our knowledge, culture and intellectual property. This is theft. We do not allow other industries to pick and choose what laws apply to them, big tech should be no exception to this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe test for the Albanese Government will be how strongly they protect Australia\u2019s knowledge, culture and environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Senator David Shoebridge, Greens spokesperson for digital rights:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf this government was serious about accountability it would be building an independent regulator and giving it strong statutory powers, not just building another door inside the PMs office for tech lobbyists to knock on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is another power grab from one of the most centralising PM on record, keen to ensure he doesn\u2019t face another rogue Minister with a vision for serious regulation of this technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cProviding government data for US AI companies raises real questions about consent, privacy and surveillance risk for all Australians and it\u2019s hard to see how it’s in the public interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “A coordination office in Canberra doesn’t stop a single kid getting harmed tonight, and no amount of branding changes the fact that this government still hasn’t legislated a single enforceable protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot only does this announcement not provide any meaningful steps for building sovereign capability, the PM is also leaving Palantir embedded in the agencies holding Australians’ most sensitive information including Defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Prime Minister points to Five Eyes as if that settles the sovereignty question, but our closest security partner is also home to the AI companies that are the biggest security risks across the public and private sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “He\u2019s calling this an AI for Australia plan but the future he mapped out is controlled by American billionaires, not Australian communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAustralians need an independent AI regulator with real powers, mandatory guardrails, and legislated protections for kids, workers and creators. Greens respond to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese\u2019s AI speech. 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\u201cWhat we got today was a red carpet for Meta, Palantir and Amazon that leads straight to the PM\u2019s office.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"