Tim Ayres says the Albanese government will focus on legislation and regulation but country would benefit from moving quicklyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia must “lean in hard” to the benefits of artificial intelligence or else risk ending up “on the end of somebody else’s supply chain”, according to the new industry and science minister, Tim Ayres, with the Labor government planning to further regulate the rapidly-evolving technology.Ayres, a former official with the manufacturing union, acknowledged Australians remained sceptical about AI and stressed that employers and employees needed to have discussions about how automation could affect workplaces.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...