Jul 7, 2026 – 10.30amTerrorists constructing bioweapons and chatbots influencing what millions of people think are among the first wave of risks that will be explored by the Albanese government’s new artificial intelligence safety agency.Assistant Technology Minister Andrew Charlton said a major priority of the government’s new AI Safety Institute – one of two “horizons” – would be to understand “frontier” risks; novel technology dangers we have never had to worry about before.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles