Digital Fairness, AI Self-Regulation and the Limits of Voluntary Safety Framework
This post was written by EFA Vice Chair Julian Watchorn and EFA board member Kirsten Frederiksen. 1. The Limits of Corporate Self-Regulation A longstanding axiom in public policy is that corporate self-regulation is ineffective whenvast sums of money are at stake. This has been demonstrated repeatedly across sectors such as finance, environmental protection, tobacco, gambling, […]
EFA Condemns Government’s “Opportunity-First” AI Plan: Our Safety Sacrificed as Ex Ante Laws Are Bumped
Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) condemned the Australian Government’s decision to abandon standalone, ex ante (proactive) AI legislation, warning the imminent National AI Plan prioritises “opportunity-first” adoption at the expense of citizen safety, fundamental digital rights and basic legal safeguards. “The early signals are clear,” said EFA Chair John Pane. “Many people are unaware that this […]
EFA Questions Use of ChatGPT in Government Public Service Pilot
Electronic Frontiers Australia is disturbed to learn that the Australian Government is incorporating ChatGPT 4.o into a pilot program for AI use in the public service. The Department of Finance previously announced that it was exploring AI use cases across government; however, no specific mention was made as to whether this AI was to be […]
EFA Slams Trump-Style AI Deregulation Agenda
Melbourne, Australia, 06/08/2025 – Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA), a leading not-for-profit organisation advocating for digital rights, expresses deep concern over the interim report issued by the Productivity Commission into Harnessing Data Digital Technology. The Productivity Commission has taken a page out of the USA’s President Donald Trump’s authoritarian, techno-colonial AI playbook by warning the federal […]
#roboNDIS, Data Privacy and Security Failures: Statement of Concern
EFA is concerned about NDIS data privacy and security failures, and calls for action to fix critical NDIS systems in Australia.