'It's alarming': governments urged to step up oversight of AI safety - AFR

Technology AI Print article Sam Irvine Reporter Sep 13, 2026 – 6.39pm Leading voices in Australia’s artificial intelligence sector are calling for stronger global AI safety oversight following warnings by tech titans Elon Musk, Dario Amodei and Sam Altman that the pace of development must be slowed to manage possible catastrophic risks. Assistant Minister for Technology Andrew Charlton told The Australian Financial Review it was “alarming” that the companies building AI models, some of which were too dangerous for public release, were now saying it’s time to slow down development, but said the Labor government was acting prudently to protect its citizens. Loading... Save Log in or Subscribe to save article Share Copy link Copied Email LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Copy link Copied Share via... Gift this article Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Login License article Read More AI Anthropic OpenAI SpaceX Fetching latest articles