Australia’s digital duty of care bill includes AI chatbots
The bill introduced to parliament proposes minimum safety standards for online services.
Event / data period: 2026-10-20
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Australia announced on 20 October that a digital duty of care bill covering games, social media and AI chatbots had been introduced to parliament. It proposes minimum standards to address serious online harm.
Non-compliant services could face penalties of up to A$109.2 million under the proposal. This is a bill; the announcement does not state that the new duty is already in force.
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Australia’s digital duty of care bill includes AI chatbots
| Proposed maximum penalty | 109.2 |
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- Artificial intelligenceSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: AIwww.infrastructure.gov.au ↗
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- Australia · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
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