Albanese and Trump clash on AI and social media regulation

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump are sharply divided on AI and social media regulation, despite a friendly photo opportunity during UN leaders' week in New York. The US embassy in Canberra, under new Trump-appointed ambassador David Brat, issued a blistering critique of Australia's proposed Digital Duty of Care legislation, calling it a threat to free speech and a burden on American companies. Albanese defended the plan, saying it aims to give people control over their devices, not government control. Trump, in his UN address, rejected global AI oversight as a "globalist scheme," prioritizing US competition with China. Australia joined 19 countries and the EU in a statement urging stronger AI guardrails, while Albanese also launched a coalition for children's rights in the age of AI.


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