View from The Hill: Albanese takes oversight of government’s response to AI under his own wing

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is taking direct oversight of the government’s handling of Australia’s AI rollout by establishing an Office of AI in his own Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Albanese will announce the new office, which starts operation immediately, in a major speech on Wednesday. Extracts were released ahead of delivery. His message will be positive: that handled properly, AI can be made to work in Australia’s interests. The address emphasises the…