NRCoP Presents: The Great AI Debate: Questions You’ve Always Wanted to Ask ChatGPT (But Were Too Embarrassed To)

The Great AI Debate: Questions You’ve Always Wanted to Ask ChatGPT (But Were Too Embarrassed To)

Join the Northern Territory Chapter of the National Regulator Community of Practice (NRCoP) for a candid virtual discussion exploring the practical, ethical and regulatory challenges AI is creating for government agencies today.

AI is changing the way we approach policy, data protection, cyber security and operational governance. Rather than focusing on distant possibilities, this session will tackle the questions regulators are facing right now: How should agencies approach AI adoption? Does Australia need an “AI Act”? What does frontier AI mean for cyber resilience and critical networks? And how can regulators respond effectively as the technology continues to evolve?

Our cross-disciplinary panel will cut through the jargon and explore these issues from economic, regulatory, national security and cyber security perspectives.

Meet the panel

Stephen King | Productivity Commission
Drawing on his expertise in economics and market regulation, Stephen will explore the strategic realities of AI adoption, including whether Australia needs an “AI Act” or whether regulators should pursue more flexible, outcomes-focused approaches.

Heidi Hutchison | Australian Signals Directorate
Assistant Director-General of the IRONBARK FRONTIER Taskforce, Heidi will bring a national security and cyber security perspective, examining frontier AI and its implications for Australia’s cyber resilience and critical networks.

Live anonymous Q&A

This is designed to be a genuinely useful and candid conversation, with a dedicated anonymous audience Q&A alongside the panel discussion.

Whether you have a technical security question, a complex policy challenge or an operational AI question you have never quite known where to ask, this is your opportunity to put it directly to leaders working across Australia’s regulatory and security landscape.

Bring your questions, challenge the assumptions and join the debate.

We warmly welcome regulatory professionals from all levels of government and experience to join us.

**Participation in NRCoP activities is for the purpose of connecting and building the professionalism of practising regulators and not for undertaking any form of commercial activity.