Prime Minister’s Office tweaks AI committee’s letter to Anthony Albanese

Key points

• Independent senator David Pocock has accused the Prime Minister’s Office of heavily vetting a letter from the parliamentary committee on artificial intelligence to Anthony Albanese. A digital draft seen by NewsWire shows a prime ministerial adviser directed changes, including rewording parts of the document.
• The letter called for robust safeguards to protect Australian data, changes to copyright laws and more investment in data centres.
• Liberal senator Jonathon Duniam, the committee’s deputy chair, said he was pleased the government had reviewed the letter and that it did not remove the committee’s independence.