Australian politics live: Victoria Labor promises free abortion care if re-elected; Albanese criticises Hanson’s ‘monoculture’
Summary
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) warns that people using AI chatbots like ChatGPT for voting information may get inaccurate details. To address this, the AEC is updating its website to provide correct information that AI tools can use. Meanwhile, the government is introducing a digital duty of care bill to set safety standards for online services.Key Facts
- The AEC considers relying on AI chatbots or social media as the only source for voting info “dangerous.”
- AI tools gave incorrect voting answers in a Scottish election study, with misinformation in 34% of responses.
- The AEC is modernizing its website so AI platforms pull accurate election info directly from it.
- The AEC may seek new laws to regulate what content online platforms can share about elections.
- Anika Wells will introduce a digital duty of care bill that sets safety standards for online services.
- The government removed plans to let the communications minister decide new definitions of harmful online content, leaving that to parliament.
- The digital duty of care bill aims to give people more control over their social media feeds while holding platforms responsible for harmful environments.
- This bill will shift responsibility for online harms from users to the companies running the platforms.
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