Australia's AI Safety Institute: Lessons from the UK and US

Related: This article examines what Australia can learn from international AI safety institutes. For analysis of the Commonwealth’s AI governance failures, see Slop for the People. For state-level AI governance, see State of Play: How Australian States Are (Not) Governing AI.

On 25 November 2025, Minister for Industry and Innovation Tim Ayres announced the establishment of the Australian AI Safety Institute (AISI). With a $29.9 million commitment and operations commencing “early 2026”, Australia will become the latest nation to join the International Network of AI Safety Institutes.