Anthony Albanese joined leaders of more than 20 countries in signing a statement urging human control over AI, while the City of Sydney banned smart glasses in its community facilities on 22 September, The Guardian reported.
Key points
- Albanese signed a statement with leaders of more than 20 countries calling for the rapid growth of AI to be brought under control.
- Smart glasses are barred by the City of Sydney from every council pool, library, gym, childcare centre and town hall.
- The statement addresses AI’s development internationally; Sydney’s decision governs the use of a device in council facilities.
Albanese joins the AI statement
The leaders’ statement calls for the rapid growth of artificial intelligence to be brought under control. Albanese’s signature places Australia alongside the other signatories in that call. The Guardian described the statement as urging human control over AI.
Sydney bars smart glasses from council facilities
The City of Sydney’s ban applies across five kinds of council facility: pools, libraries, gyms, childcare centres and town halls. Unlike the leaders’ statement, it governs where people may use smart glasses. The council has banned them in all of its facilities in those categories.
