Tim Ayres

We won't have a say, which is why, uh, we have, we have prioritized this as an issue.

Now, we, uh, created the AI Safety Institute in November two thousand and twenty-five, and I, I table the, uh, media release from Dr. Andrew Charlton and, uh, Tim Ayres, uh, establishment of Australia AI Safety Institute.

Uh, that was an important organization which is working closely with partner institutes in the UK and Canada.

It's also working very closely with the Australian Signals Directorate, and you would have seen the comments by, uh, Abigail from the, uh, from ASD, eh, this week as well, who has also, uh, warned of some of the risks which are there.

Around the grounds, opposing political sides have been brought together by their dislike of the policy.

Federal Industry Minister Tim Ayres has warned One Nation's promise to slash migration numbers could wreck regional economies.

Business representative organizations are all saying this would be an economic disaster, particularly for regional Australia.

What One Nation's only response is just to say, "Oh, that's just economists."

Other parties have been also critical.

Federal Industry Minister Tim Ayres yesterday warned that One Nation's promise to slash migration numbers would wreck regional economies, and he chastised One Nation's Treasury spokesperson, Barnaby Joyce.

for discounting the very real concerns of many economists.

Business representative organisations are all saying this would be an economic disaster, particularly for regional Australia.

There are a wide variety of scenarios out there, and some of those scenarios are extremely dangerous.

Dr Charlton and Industry Minister Tim Ayres have touted the government's yet-to-be-legislated AI framework announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in July in safeguarding Australians against potential dangers.

I do take the safety challenges here seriously, Senator Ayres told the conference.

The Australian government's approach here is building capability, monitoring safety in the Australian context.

That's the South Australian premier, and I'll be speaking with Peter Malinauskas this morning after 8:00.

Tim Ayres is the Federal Minister for Industry and Innovation, the Minister for Science, and Senator for New South Wales.

So, Minister, welcome back to Radio National Breakfast.

G'day, Sally.

Not using the facility as a prop for a political argument that takes Australia nowhere.

You're listening to Radio National Breakfast.

My guest is the Minister for Industry and Innovation, Tim Ayres.

Uh, speaking at a, a Australian Strategic Policy Institute event yesterday, the Shadow Minister for Industry, uh, and Sovereign Capability, Andrew Hastie, uh, was talking about the need for a sovereign AI frontier model here in Australia.

Uh, let's talk about Whyalla.

You heard the industry minister, Tim Ayres, there speaking about the state of the Whyalla steelworks.

Are you worried about the long-term view of Australia's industrial capability?

Well, certainly, and Whyalla is, you know, the latest tale, uh, around industrial decline [clears throat] in Australia.