Human review may not exempt AI decisions from disclosure, Australian watchdog says
By Saloni Sinha ( September 30, 2026, 06:16 GMT | Insight) -- Australian businesses and government agencies may have to disclose in their privacy policies when they use artificial intelligence or other computer programs to help make decisions that significantly affect people, even if a human makes the final call, the privacy regulator has said. In a statement, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner said that the regulator has created and published targeted resources to support compliance with the new automated decision-making transparency that take effect from Dec. 10. Australian businesses and government agencies may have to disclose in their privacy policies when they use artificial intelligence or other computer programs to help make decisions that significantly affect people, even if a human makes the final call, the privacy regulator has said....
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