“Australians for AI Safety Launches New Election Campaign — Here’s How You Can Help” by Luke Freeman 🔸

Today marks the launch of a new federal election campaign from Australians for AI Safety — bringing together leading AI experts to advocate for crucial safety policies ahead of the federal election. Good Ancestors has been leading the coordination of this initiative over the past few months and we need your help now! What the campaign includes: An expert-led open letter calling on the next government to establish an Australian AI Safety Institute and progress an Australian AI Act with mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI An election scorecard showing where candidates in each electorate stand on these AI safety policies Tools to contact local candidates who haven't shared their positions Why this matters: Australia committed to creating an AI Safety Institute as part of the Seoul Declaration but remains the only signatory country yet to deliver. With potentially transformative AI developments possible within the next few years, securing policy commitments during this election [...] ---Outline:(00:31) What the campaign includes:(00:55) Why this matters:(01:51) How to help (even if youre not in Australia):(02:33) Why are people signing?--- First published: March 24th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/F5z9pbujWcpuwQ6pB/australians-for-ai-safety-launches-new-election-campaign --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.