QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator AYRES (New South Wales—Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science) (14:37): I can speak to that with some generality and then, if I can come back to you on the specific reference that you've made, I will and, if I can come back to the chamber, I will. This government has a world-leading approach here. It was the Albanese government and the Prime Minister himself who raised these issues directly with OpenAI and their CEO and raised them publicly on behalf of all Australians.

It underscores the rationale for the position that the government has adopted. I think the work that the joint select committee has been undertaking over the last period has done that as well, and I'm grateful for the work that's happening across the parliament to make sure that we elevate these questions. There are issues here in relation to cybersecurity around artificial intelligence, but they are by no means the only issues in relation to safety and security, and the safety and security issues are by no means the only issues in terms of our future resilience and our future security.

We're making sure that, through legislation here and in the House of Representatives, we deliver a clear legislative framework that makes sure that artificial intelligence investment here in Australia happens on Australia's terms in Australia's interests and we're lifting our capability for all of the economic and resilience reasons that have been outlined.