What does AI mean for Australian democracy? And what can we do about it?

  • Written by: Zoe Jay Hawkins, Head of Policy Design at the Tech Policy Design Centre, Australian National University
What does AI mean for Australian democracy? And what can we do about it?Dan Breckwoldt / Shutterstock

Last week, the head of Australia’s election regulator warned the organisation “does not possess the legislative tools or internal technical capability to deter, detect or adequately deal with false AI-generated content concerning the election process”.

This remark, made to a senate committee on adopting...

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