Aug 10, 2026 – 5.27pmSouth Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has announced a royal commission into artificial intelligence, warning that rogue AI without sufficient guardrails could inflict catastrophic societal costs.Malinauskas, who just returned from a trip to the United States where he signed a memorandum of understanding with OpenAI to explore ways of improving productivity in the state public service, said he wanted big American companies like OpenAI and Anthropic to be part of the royal commission.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles