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Australia has done precious little to prepare for the dangers of AI. Where is brilliant leadership when you need it? | Zoe Daniel.

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Zoe Daniel writes that Australia has done little to prepare for the dangers of artificial intelligence, calling the technology the most significant development since the splitting of the atom.

Why it matters: The piece argues Australia has yet to prepare for risks that the author frames as potentially existential.

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“Australia faces stark choices about the most significant technological development since the splitting of the atom in the 1930s Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast There’s nothing like a threat of human extinction to focus the mind.”
Guardian AI, 19 Sept 2026, 20:00.

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