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Generative AI — position statement

Australia's eSafety Commissioner position statement on generative AI, written for the public and industry.

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Published
Aug 31, 2023
Last verified
Feb 28, 2026
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Editorial summary

Australia's eSafety Commissioner position statement on generative AI, written for the public and industry. Explains how tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and image generators work, documents harms (child-safety risks, deepfake abuse, misinformation) and sets out Safety-by-Design interventions providers are expected to adopt.

Why this matters

The eSafety Commissioner is Australia's world-first online-safety regulator, with actual power to order takedowns. This position statement lays out how the office thinks about ChatGPT, Gemini, and image generators — how they work, where the harms concentrate (child safety, deepfake abuse, misinformation), and what Safety-by-Design interventions it expects providers to adopt. For Australian parents, teachers, and platform teams, reading the original is the fastest way to understand which specific behaviours the regulator considers out of bounds and what it will ask for if it formally investigates a product or incident.

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Published
Aug 31, 2023
Last verified
Feb 28, 2026
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