US President Donald Trump criticized Anthony Albanese’s push for stricter international oversight of artificial intelligence during a speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, arguing against global regulations that he believes could stifle technological growth. In contrast, Albanese and over 20 other countries issued a joint statement calling for AI to be developed under human control in accordance with international law. Trump's comments followed an earlier warning from the US Embassy in Canberra that similar Australian legislation aimed at regulating social media algorithms might be seen as facilitating censorship and could impact American businesses and content creators negatively.
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Anthony Albanese is championing a global push for tougher oversight of artificial intelligence, putting him at odds with US President Donald Trump, who has lashed out at efforts to regulate the technology.
In an address to the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, local time, Trump said he 'totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control artificial intelligence'.
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His comments came a day after Albanese joined more than 20 countries in calling for greater international oversight of AI, warning governments risk being overtaken by the rapid pace of the technology's development.
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The joint statement - also signed by Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and South Africa - said AI must remain under human control and be developed in line with international law.
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'AI must remain under human direction, oversight and control.
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It must be developed and used in line with international law,' the statement said.
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Trump, however, argued governments should encourage the technology rather than rein it in.
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'Whoever wins super intelligence, wins,' Trump said.
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'We're leading now over China by a lot, and everyone else.
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And we're going to keep it that way.
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I'm not going to stifle growth of something that many say is bigger than the industrial revolution or the internet itself.
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We're going to encourage it, not rein it in.'
Albanese was in the audience as US President Donald Trump railed against the idea of an international body that would oversee artificial intelligence regulation
Trump said he was not in favour of any guardrails that could stifle the US' comparative advantage in developing the technology
It also called on companies to develop safety protocols and for governments to co-ordinate common standards.
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Albanese's push for tighter tech controls was also blasted by the US administration after Labor unveiled its digital duty of care regime earlier this month.
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The laws, which will give social media users the ability to opt out of algorithms on their feeds, faced strong opposition from the US Embassy in Canberra, which released an extraordinary statement warning they could amount to online censorship.
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'The US government would likely consider such a measure as facilitating censorship,' the statement said.
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'We ask that Australia withdraw any plans to mandate that platforms algorithmically suppress content based on ambiguous, government-defined safety criteria.'
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It also said the laws could raise significant concerns regarding fair competition, market access and trade treatment for American companies, independent media and content creators.
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The statement was made hours before Albanese was due to speak at an event at the UN General Assembly on protecting children online.
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Albanese will address the Coalition for Children's Rights and Protection in the Age of AI alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
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He said any safety concerns coming from within the AI sector were coming from the 'very same people' who catastrophise climate change
The PM will say the digital duty of care laws build on the world-first reforms in Australia that banned under-16s from having social media accounts.
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'Australia is now introducing additional laws... to put choice back into the hands of Australia over the algorithm,' Albanese will say.
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'They will make social media platforms give people the choice.'
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Albanese also discussed the social media measures with former Apple chief executive Tim Cook at the tech giant's California headquarters on Sunday.
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The pair had a one-hour closed-door meeting after Mr Cook extended an invitation to the PM following a phone conversation about child safety measures on Apple devices.
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Some of those measures were inspired by the social media ban.
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Albanese will tell the UN coalition the social media ban is showing results.
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'Our ban gives our children precious breathing space in which to mature and make safer social media decisions,' he will say.
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We must give children back their childhood.
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The ban is making a difference.'
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