Opinion

Without funding the government's AI plan is too little too late

The Morrison government must massively lift national AI investment if its plans to harness the benefits of this technology are ever to eventuate.

Ed HusicContributor

Nov 18, 2019 – 3.12pm

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In November last year, I made what I thought was a straightforward request of Industry Minister Karen Andrews - I asked for a briefing on the status of the government’s draft artificial intelligence roadmap.

Plans for the AI roadmap were announced in the May 2018 budget, and as a shadow minister you would normally get these briefings when requested without any problems.

Ed Husic is a Labor MP and Minister for Industry and Science.