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Senator AYRES (New South Wales—Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science) (14:42): It's certainly not the case that there is anything happening here but a very clear and very calm and effective response on behalf of Australia. Our AI Safety Institute is a world-leading part of a network of 10 AI safety institutes doing that work. And the approach that we are taking is about ensuring that we get the investment and the capability here, not just in our economic interest but also the interests of our security and our resilience.

These tools are required— Senator AYRES: What we're doing, Senator Pocock—we outlined Australia's artificial intelligence national plan last year. We set out standards for data centre investment, which have been signed up to by the major firms. (Time expired)