Australia politics live: Lambie blasts ‘dangerous’ and ‘delusional’ Hanson; Marles ‘comforted’ by calls for AI pause

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The deputy prime minister, Richard Marles, says he is “comforted” by a recent essay from the boss of artificial intelligence company Anthropic which warned his industry must slow the pace in developing AI systems.

Appearing on ABC’s 7.30 program on Tuesday evening, Marles was asked about Dario Amodei’s comments urging governments to press pause on the AI revolution.

I actually take comfort in Dario Amodei’s essay and the call he’s made … It’s firstly not about … stopping this all together but rather making sure that the development of the safeguards that are in place in respect of this technology is in front of the technological capability itself …

The technology is being developed very quickly, and … from an Australian point of view, our focus is making sure that in seeing this as a revolutionary technology which can be doing so much good in Australia that, we do have in place … AI safeguards in Australia which make sure that this is a technology which is benefit Australians and not the other way around.

One Nation whips up the anger and they tell people who to blame. That’s the populist trick ... It’s a trick Australia, and we’ve got to wake up to it. Because every time a populist leader, like Trump or Farage, get any power, the lives of working people don’t get better. They get worse.

You’d put [Australian soldiers] back in another American forever war? [Hanson] is not only dangerous, she’s delusional!

Senator Hanson will be fine in her retirement, as will Nigel and Donald in theirs, because once again they are feathering their own nests ... Australia can choose not to follow the ugly politics of populism, we can do better because we bloody are better.

And it’s not about right or left, it’s about respect and finding solutions, and not operating from a place of fear – whatever side you’re on.