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On 25 July, the NSW Upper House committee inquiring into artificial intelligence in New South Wales tabled its report.

You can see the announcement here and the report here.

The Committee commented that:

The committee acknowledges the significant concerns of those within the creative industries around the inappropriate use of their work for training large language models. The threat this poses to the livelihood of those working in these areas is acknowledged.

And recommended that:

That the NSW Government advocate to the Australian Government for greater protection of the copyright and intellectual property of those working in creative industries in light of the challenges presented by generative artificial intelligence.

The Committee also commented that:

It is important that businesses are encouraged to use artificial intelligence responsibly. The committee is mindful that while innovation should not be hampered unnecessarily, safeguarding the ethical use of artificial intelligence is critical. There is an opportunity for government agencies to provide examples of best practice in this area, in the development and application of policy, as well as in thoughtful engagement with AI technologies in their daily business. This will include making certain that relevant considerations around the risks of artificial intelligence are central to procurement practices.

And recommended that:

That the Government investigate how the Artificial Intelligence Assurance Framework could be effectively integrated into the Procurement Policy Framework.