The plan follows a high-level meeting of U.S. and European Union officials on AI regulation earlier this week, when executives and experts, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, warned that AI could It will bring “extinction risk” to human beings.

Australia’s Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic told ABC television: “It’s a clear indication that society is clearly already concerned about whether the technology is getting too far ahead.”

AI-generated content could be misused in parliamentary policy consultations by distributing it in large numbers to mislead public opinion, according to a report released by Australia’s National Science and Technology Council on Thursday.

Husic emphasized that governments have a clear role to play in identifying risks and enforcing restrictions. Australia was one of the first countries to introduce regulation on AI, publishing a voluntary framework of conduct in 2018.

Husic acknowledged that existing regulations still have gaps in copyright, privacy and consumer protection, and said the government wants to make sure new regulations are fit for purpose given the rapid pace of the AI industry.

The European Parliament was close to passing a law regulating AI last month, which may be the world’s first comprehensive AI regulation law and become a reference precedent for developed economies.

Husic also said Australia would also consider direct legislation banning high-risk elements of AI technology if there was strong demand for regulation during the public consultation period for the development of new laws.

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According to Vestager, the EU is proposing to require companies offering generative AI services to explain the reasons for their decisions and their ethical standards. In addition, Vestager proposed the idea of labelling content generated by AI, such as text, as “made by AI”.

Generative AI is an artificial intelligence technology that learns from data and creates new content and has attracted a lot of attention and discussion in recent years. It has enormous potential and challenges and could have far-reaching implications for the creative industries, social security and human rights, among other areas.

Relevant reports and learned that the EU Parliament is considering a three-tier regulatory scheme, targeting the value chain, underlying models and specific content of generative AI respectively. Specifically, the first tier of rules would apply to all general purpose AI (GPAI), regardless of size or model type, and would primarily regulate the responsibilities and obligations between providers and users of generative AI. The second tier of rules will apply to base models, i.e. those generative AI models that are powerful and general purpose, requiring their providers to adhere to certain transparency, quality and accountability requirements prior to launch and during use. The third tier of rules would apply to specific types of generative AI content, such as large language models or AI that generates art and music, requiring their providers to comply with certain specific restrictions and requirements in terms of content generation, such as preventing issues such as causing disinformation, defamation or copyright infringement.

The EU Parliament said that this layered regulatory scheme aims to ensure that generative AI can develop in line with human values, safety and trustworthiness, and to avoid it evading regulation or posing unforeseen risks. At the same time, the EU Parliament called on other countries and regions to join in international cooperation to develop some basic principles and standards to govern generative AI.

Generative AI is one of the most cutting-edge and controversial technologies in the field of artificial intelligence, which can not only increase efficiency and productivity but also unleash creativity and imagination. However, it can also pose ethical, legal and social challenges and needs to be used carefully and responsibly.

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