Towards the end of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s landmark speech on the nation’s artificial intelligence policy on Wednesday, he told a story about his first job after high school, working at the Commonwealth Bank branch on the grounds of the University of Sydney.Albanese’s task was to speak to customers using old-style account passbooks and “convince them of the need to use this new contraption called an ATM, a hole in the wall”.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
PM right to seize the AI debate. Now he must balance risk and growth
Anthony Albanese wants to lead the national conversation on AI. But he is managing political risk and cannot forget AI’s huge opportunities.
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