BLUF
AI systems reflect their creators’ assumptions and values. Foreign-built AI embeds external cultural and political biases. Australia must either establish its own artificial intelligence standards to preserve capability, or accept long-term foreign dependence.Learning Outcomes
• Strategic awareness: Explains how setting independent AI standards strengthens national autonomy and influence in emerging technologies.
• Technological literacy: Increases understanding of AI governance, ethics, and interoperability challenges critical to digital sovereignty.
• Leadership: Encourages proactive thinking and policy direction to prevent long-term dependence on foreign-developed systems.
