- Posted on 2 Dec 2025
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The National AI Plan commits the Australian Government to share the benefits of artifical intelligence, reduce inequality, and support and protect workers. The UTS Human Technology Institute (HTI) calls on the Government to act now to bring this commitment to life.
The National AI Plan doesn’t just set a vision; it commits the Government to action. Success will be judged on how quickly the Government fulfils its commitments.
“Our country must be equally effective at addressing AI’s risks and grasping its opportunities. The plan correctly puts workers and communities at its centre,” said Professor Nicholas Davis, HTI Co-Director and former Head of Society and Innovation at the World Economic Forum.
"The challenge now is to move urgently from commitment to action, particularly on critical areas such as privacy reform.”
“Businesses need to understand and trust the Australian Government’s policy settings for AI in order to invest in the technology itself, and in the governance needed to ensure AI is used responsibly.
"Confidence will build only if the Government acts swiftly on the commitments in this plan,” Professor Davis said.
Our country must be equally effective at addressing AI’s risks and grasping its opportunities. The plan correctly puts workers and communities at its centre
“The National AI Plan recognises a need to improve consumer protection, privacy, copyright and workplace laws,” said Professor Edward Santow, HTI Co-Director and Australia’s former Human Rights Commissioner.
"Australia’s failure to modernise our laws is causing real harm in the community, as we see with the rise of AI-enabled scams, deepfakes and abuse.
"The Government has already committed to reform, and the time for action is now.
“Our legal protections are only as good as our ways of applying and enforcing them.
"The plan acknowledges the important role of regulators in improving how Australians are protected from the harms that AI can bring.
"Now, the Government needs to say how it will support regulators as the organisations they oversee are reshaped by the rise of AI,” Professor Santow said.