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Consumer-law probe extends Australian government's artificial intelligence consultation fest

By Ryan Cropp ( October 15, 2024, 04:48 GMT | Insight) -- The flood of Australian inquiries and consultations into artificial intelligence has continued unabated, with the government today releasing a new discussion paper on the application of the technology to the country’s existing consumer laws. The paper, which was compiled by the government’s Treasury Department, follows the recent announcement of similar reviews by the Health, Industry, Finance and Attorney General’s Departments, the competition watchdog, as well as three separate parliamentary probes. MLex understands the country’s privacy watchdog, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, will also publish guidance on the use of personal information to train AI models as soon as next week.The flood of Australian inquiries and consultations into artificial intelligence has continued unabated, with the government today releasing a new discussion paper on the application of the technology to the country’s existing consumer laws....

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