Mastodawn

I wonder if the intense lobbying by the #GenAISlop #TechBros I’ve already tooted about (A @camwilson ’s Article in Crickey News) has had its desired effect on Govt for less regulation (and presumedly no #Guardrails). Judging by this latest news (#ABC) it seems it has and the ‘govt’ is drunk on the #Kool-Aid. I guess this all means #Enshitification is not over yet and we’re in for more of the #AISlop as well as more $$ sunk into the #AIBubble. Straps yourselves in, the ride ain’t over yet!

“The original body was abandoned as part of a pivot by the federal government away from Mr Husic's "mandatory guardrails" for artificial intelligence, which were anticipated to require legislation and even a possible standalone AI Act, in favour of a lighter-touch approach to the growing technology.”

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-24/ai-body-scrapped-15-months-spent-experts/106381560

#EdHusicMP #AusPol

AI body scrapped after spending $188k finding experts

It took 15 months to narrow a field of 270 AI experts to 12 appointees for an AI authority, at a cost of almost $200,000, before it was suddenly scrapped by the federal government.