Defence Says It Will Need Exemptions From Impending National AI Rules
Defence's AI chief told an inquiry it wants 'full and unfettered access' to frontier AI models from the United States.
TL;DR
- The Department of Defence may require exemptions from Australia's upcoming AI rules.
- Frontier AI models possess advanced capabilities that Defence needs.
- These capabilities cannot be replicated by cheaper, openly available AI models.
- Australia is described as being in a 'pacing competition'.
- Defence desires full and unfettered access to frontier models, especially U.S. ones.