Chalmers says AI a productivity ‘enabler, not an enemy’

Chalmers says AI a productivity ‘enabler, not an enemy’

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has described AI as a ‘game-changer’ and pitched the possibility of a ‘middle path’ between job losses and productivity gains.

Productivity Commission says AI should be free to data mine copyrighted works

Artificial intelligence would be free to harvest Australian copyrighted content under proposals put forward by the Productivity Commission. Photo: File. Treasurer Jim Chalmers thinks artificial intelligence will be a positive game-changer for the Australian economy, and the Productivity Commission agrees. The Commission has published another of its reports ahead of this month’s productivity roundtable and says AI will likely add more than $116 b…