With countries and tech stakeholders rapidly moving to claim AI in their interest, such as the US government’s move to restrict non-citizens' access to platforms like Claude, what does it mean for Australians to have control over their technological future? AI is becoming closely linked to Australia’s economy, security, and everyday life. It’s time to discuss what having AI Agency looks like now and into the future.

In this episode of Tech Mirror, host Johanna Weaver is joined by Tech Policy Design Institute co-founder and lead researcher Zoe Hawkins to unpack their latest report Expanding AI Sovereignty to AI Agency. Together, they explore why Australia needs to move beyond simplistic debates to uncover how Australia’s tech movement holds strategic advantages that build both leverage and resilience when global events expose geopolitical uncertainty.

Links:
Anthropic to disable its most advanced AI models after US order limiting foreign access | The Guardian

Tech Policy Design Institute – AI Agency Report
https://techpolicy.au/aiagency

Tech Policy Design Institute
https://techpolicy.au

Australia's National AI Plan
https://www.industry.gov.au/publications/national-ai-capability-plan

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) – AI
https://oecd.ai

Anthropic
https://www.anthropic.com

For transcript and full show notes visit techpolicy.au/podcast