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Could artificial intelligence be key to improving Australia’s living standards?

A Productivity Commission report suggests the roll out of the technology could inject more than a hundred billion dollars into the economy over the next decade.

But there’s a catch. If AI can take over from workers on some tasks, are swathes of humans set to lose their jobs?

Today, Toby Walsh, the chief scientist at the AI Institute at the University of New South Wales, on whether it's time for the government to step in.

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Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist at UNSW.ai, the AI Institute of University of New South Wales Sydney

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