Op-ed: Online bots and AI fuelling political toxicity, academic warns
Kylie Moore-Gilbert links attack on MP Helen Haines to unregulated internet, argues Digital Duty of Care Act is insufficient
In a strongly worded opinion piece published across Nine newspapers, academic and writer Kylie Moore-Gilbert argues that the rise of AI-generated content and bot-driven disinformation is undermining Australian democracy and that current regulatory attempts, such as the Digital Duty of Care Act, are only a baby step toward addressing the fundamental disconnect between online and offline speech. She connects the recent attack on independent MP Helen Haines to an online environment she describes as a profit-driven Wild West.