By Tegan Jones
Publication Date: 2025-12-10 23:38:00
Australia will not move forward with establishing a permanent AI advisory board after the federal government confirmed it had abandoned the plan despite growing pressure for greater oversight of the technology.
As reported by InnovationOutCurrent responses to questions about the Senate estimates show that the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) will not establish the AI Advisory Board announced and funded in the 2024-25 federal budget.
At the time, budget papers included $21.6 million to “establish and transform the National AI Center (NAIC) and an AI Advisory Board.”
The aim of the committee was to provide civil society, industry and science with independent advice on the opportunities and risks of AI.
In a submission to a Senate inquiry last year, DISR said the mechanism was designed to build on the work of the temporary AI expert group that…
