diff --git a/src/content/a_reply_to_accelerating_australias_ai_agenda.md b/src/content/a_reply_to_accelerating_australias_ai_agenda.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4b31e53 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/content/a_reply_to_accelerating_australias_ai_agenda.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +```markdown +# A reply to Accelerating Australia's AI Agenda + +Yes, Australia must seize opportunities presented by AI to improve productivity. However, we need balance. It is vital that this happens without impeding efforts against unemployment and casualization – though are they bad? Policy settings should ensure: + +* **Research & Development**: Government support. +* **Data center build (development?).** The idea of leading implies attracting talent back from the US due to hostility towards higher education there, but we don't have those policies. +* **Public Sector AI** must be fit for purpose and not worsen poor service delivery – an ambitious goal! +* **Skills** are crucial. Not just research skills; application is different too: + * **Private sector** needs R&D funding. + * **Focus on small enterprises:** big businesses can look after themselves (up to 30% productivity gains in document processing alone!). + +**Security** paramount, identifying safe data usage. AI Maker hard without correct policy settings for Research & Development and Data Centers. Consider our tax system: + +1. Reduce high taxes on venture capitalists/income earners. +2. Increase rates from industries barely paying any (e.g., oil/gas). +Small businesses need encouragement through the tax system to move here – reduce overall paid tax. Don't tie AI up in bureaucracy by creating "Chief AI Officers" without right policies and guardrails for private sector direction via incentives, particularly: + +* **Administrative assistants:** freeing doctors/nurses. +* **Reference Assistants** for Emergency services with updated info on risky questions (e.g., building entry rights). + +**AI Skills** development needs attention: + +1. **Apprenticeship model** – should we eliminate higher education completely? +2. **Scientist vs Engineer analogy** useful. Do credentials matter? Often a shortcut without real skill? + +No separate AI Safety Institute unless enforcing ethical dilemmas criminally is viable. Identify key public sector data and release in machine-consumable ways (poppler-utils, pandoc). Reform copyright – fair use needs rethinking across the board. No country perfectly gets this right. + +AI should enhance not hinder or take over our work process! + +Cheers to balancing AI opportunities with responsible policies for Australia! +``` \ No newline at end of file