Albanese at odds with Trump on calls to slow down AI
Donald Trump has lashed out at countries seeking to rein in artificial intelligence, even suggesting the technology's name should be changed to lessen anxieties, as Anthony Albanese urges further safeguards.
In an address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, Australian time, the US president said the technology should be renamed as "super intelligence", rejecting calls for further protections for it.
He said AI had a potential to be bigger than the Industrial Revolution or the internet.
"The use of the world artificial makes intelligence sound fake. It is not fake, it's actually amazing," he told delegates.
"The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control the artificial intelligence being spoken of."
He said the use of the technology should be actively encouraged, instead of being curtailed.
Mr Trump has previously expressed concerns about AI were a hoax and limiting its growth would cause America to cede ground to China.
The comments come a day after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined more than 20 other countries urging greater oversight for AI.
The joint statement - also signed by Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and South Africa - warned the pace of AI's development could outpace abilities to manage the associated risks.
"AI must remain under human direction, oversight and control. It must be developed and used in line with international law," the joint statement said.
The prime minister will tell a UN coalition for child protections in the AI age that while the technology had the potential for opportunities, there were dangers involved.
"We also see that AI can pose a range of potential risks. From the exploitation of children, the potential to enable biological weapons, or even the lose of control of AI systems themselves," he will say.
"And as AI capabilities advance, these risks will increasingly cross borders."
The UN coalition will be held alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
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