Australian Labor is set to extend its “duty of care” policy to major artificial intelligence (AI) companies, according to coverage from multiple outlets. The policy is aimed at strengthening responsibilities for businesses whose products or services can affect users and the broader public, particularly in areas where harm may arise.
The reporting says the move is being positioned by Labor as part of preparations ahead of the party’s national conference. Activists are expected to push for stronger AI-focused intervention and regulation at the conference, and Labor’s proposal is described as a response to that pressure.
While the articles focus on what the extension means in practical terms, they frame it as an expansion of existing regulatory expectations rather than a standalone AI law. The sources are aligned that Labor’s policy would bring large AI firms into the scope of duty-of-care obligations, implying increased compliance duties and accountability for how AI systems are developed, deployed, and managed.
The coverage does not indicate that the policy has already been implemented, but presents it as a forthcoming Labor commitment intended to guide how AI-related conduct is handled under duty-of-care principles.
