Trump Criticises AI Regulation, Australian PM Urges Safeguards Amid Watchdog’s ABC Critique

In a sharp exchange, former U. S. President Donald Trump publicly denounced efforts by other nations to regulate artificial intelligence, even suggesting the technology’s name be changed to reduce public anxiety. His remarks arrived just one day after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for tighter safeguards on AI and warned that U. S. policy could amount to censorship of big‑tech algorithms. The Guardian also reported that a watchdog has criticised ABC’s investigative program Four Corners for a “culture of secrecy” and questioned its fact‑checking practices. The combination of Trump’s comments and the watchdog’s findings places pressure on both the Australian government to clarify its AI stance and on ABC to address concerns about transparency in its reporting. The U. S. response to the Australian warning could shape future bilateral cooperation on AI governance, while ABC’s review may alter how it verifies sources in future investigations.