Australian state governments are deploying AI systems across various sectors including education, health, and policing. Each state governs AI differently, with some ahead of the Commonwealth government while others barely engage with it.
AI empowers people to increase government visibility, legibility, and accountability by processing vast amounts of public data that was previously only accessible to professionals. This includes analyzing spending, legislation, lobbying, and local government decisions. While these tools could potentially be misused, increased transparency may improve democratic societies.