AI safety challenges are taken seriously by government, Australian minister says
By Saloni Sinha ( September 15, 2026, 06:36 GMT | Insight) -- An Australian minister has said the government takes artificial intelligence safety challenges seriously while noting the role of the Australian AI Safety Institute. In an event on Monday in Canberra, Australia’s minister for industry and innovation, Tim Ayres, said that the AI Safety Institute is an important part of the Australian government's approach toward building capability, monitoring safety in the Australian context. He was responding to a question about concerns raised over the weekend by Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei about the risks associated with the rapid pace of AI development.An Australian minister has said the government takes artificial intelligence safety challenges seriously while noting the role of the Australian AI Safety Institute....
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