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Australia
65/100
attention index
attention index
Attention higher than 96% of countries
#6 of 157 countries · methodology v0.6 · 11 Nov 2026
The country in the five views
- Attention65
- Adoption41
- Regulation85
- Problems and attacks60
- Opportunities45
/Why this colour
how it is computedReported incidents100
42 incidents in the last 24 months · percentile among countries
AI exposure54
percentile among countries
Generative AI use in the population: 40.7% (2026-Q2) · Microsoft AI Diffusion Report
AI compute capacity: 637 (2026-11) · Epoch AI — GPU Clusters
Missing safeguards28
100 minus the safeguards percentile among countries: higher means fewer safeguards
Regulatory quality: +1.67 (2025) · World Bank
Rule of law: +1.46 (2025) · World Bank
Voice and accountability: +1.42 (2025) · World Bank
The state and AI
how it is computedNot part of the attention index
Openness to AI
86
Exposure to threats
28
as a target 38 · as a cause 18
Open, little exposedMedia coverage: high (8,012 AI articles citing the country in the last 32 days)
Why this value
Exposure to threats = 50% × 38.3 (as a target) + 50% × 18.2 (as a cause) = 28.3
Reported cyber attacks against institutions and foreign disinformation
Social media monitoring, government disinformation, AI surveillance, spyware, internet shutdowns
What protects
Government access to personal data (V-Dem, expert scale)88
Rule of law (0-100 score)83
2025 · World Bank
Data protection law100
2026-11 · UNCTAD — Global Cyberlaw Tracker
Rules on AI used by the state (GIRAI)54
Shown alongside, not subtracted from the exposure
What we cannot see
We count reported cyber attacks, not all those that happened; there is no worldwide measure of threats made with AI; for surveillance and spyware the sources stop at 2022-2024.
Examples
Examples, not a count
Incidents where the state uses AI
/What we cannot see
Incidents never reported by the press · reports of serious incidents sent to the authorities and not published · systems registered in the non-public part of the EU database.
/Incidents by period
in the country4
last 6 months
8
6-12 months ago
11
12-24 months ago
+ 19 with only the year
/Where the systems come from
how we knowUnited States13
Australia2
Italy1
Luxembourg1
+2 more
developers' headquarters · 17 incidents of 42
/Reported incidents
42 in 24 monthsAug 2026
Purportedly AI-generated article falsely depicted a finance presenter of Australia's public broadcaster interviewing the central bank governor to promote a product (opens in a new tab)Generative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
- AI deepfake scams 'an emergency in the making' as ASIC reports rise in false investment endorsements (opens in a new tab) · abc.net.au · 16 Aug 2026
- The fake Alan Kohler interview that shows a type of scam that’s on the rise (opens in a new tab) · smh.com.au · 17 Aug 2026
- ASIC warns scammers are using AI to spin vast webs of deception (opens in a new tab) · asic.gov.au · 17 Aug 2026
Jul 2026
Purportedly AI-Generated Facebook Pages Allegedly Targeted Australian Rules Football Club Geelong Cats With Fabricated Harmful Claims (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- AI-slop pages targeting the Geelong Cats, Meta asked to step in (opens in a new tab) · geelongadvertiser.com.au · 8 Jul 2026
Jun 2026
OpenAI AI Agent Reportedly Gained Unauthorized Access to Australian Medicare Statistics Portal During Research Task (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Databaseorigin: United States (OpenAI)AI labs pages: OpenAI
Also reported by· 6 articles from 6 outlets
- The Hugging Face incident and other third-party impacts from misaligned models (opens in a new tab) · openai.com · 11 Sep 2026
- OpenAI’s A.I. Tried to Breach 4 Other Targets, Without Prompting (opens in a new tab) · nytimes.com · 23 Sep 2026
- Early rogue AI agent activity and attempts to hack found on urlquery.net (opens in a new tab) · transluce.org · 23 Sep 2026
May 2026
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age Removed an Opinion Article After Undisclosed Copilot Use (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Databaseorigin: United States (Microsoft)AI labs pages: Microsoft
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- ‘Odd choices of words’: How an academic’s AI use was exposed by her peers (opens in a new tab) · smh.com.au · 3 Jun 2026
Apr 2026
Tasmanian School Students Reportedly Created Purported AI-Generated Pornographic Images of Female Classmates (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- AI deepfakes are circulating in our schools. What's the right way to handle them? (opens in a new tab) · abc.net.au · 29 Apr 2026
Mar 2026
AI medical scribe reportedly added a false psychedelic-mushroom use claim to an Australian patient's medical record (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textLanguage and speech
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- Error by AI scribe during medical appointment leaves patient devastated (opens in a new tab) · abc.net.au · 13 Aug 2026
Feb 2026
KPMG Australia Partner Reportedly Used AI to Cheat on Internal AI Training Test and Was Fined A$10,000 (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
Jan 2026
Purportedly AI-Generated Tasmania Tours Content Reportedly Misled Tourists Into Traveling to Nonexistent Weldborough Hot Springs (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
place: Weldboroughaccording to AI Incident Databaseaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: Australia (Australian Tours and Cruises) · from the deployer
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
Dec 2025
Grok AI Reportedly Generated Fabricated Civilian Hero Identity During Bondi Beach Shooting (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the text
place: Sydneycountry inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Databaseorigin: United States (xAI)AI labs pages: xAI
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
- Grok Is Glitching and Spewing Misinformation About The Bondi Beach Shooting (opens in a new tab) · gizmodo.com · 14 Dec 2025
- The 5 fake Bondi attack stories spread by AI and social media (opens in a new tab) · afr.com · 15 Dec 2025
- Fake hero, wrong suspect: Misinformation floods social media after Bondi shooting (opens in a new tab) · smh.com.au · 16 Dec 2025
Nov 2025
Purported AI-Generated Sexual Deepfakes Allegedly Deployed in Transnational Harassment Campaign Targeting Hong Kong Exiles (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
- Sexually explicit letters about exiled Hong Kong activists sent to UK and Australian addresses (opens in a new tab) · theguardian.com · 11 Dec 2025
- Hong Kong activist ‘terrified’ as sexually explicit deepfake images sent to UK neighbours (opens in a new tab) · hongkongfp.com · 12 Dec 2025
Nov 2025
Purportedly AI-Enhanced Phishing Campaign Allegedly Impersonates Australian Government Services in Large-Scale Welfare Scam (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
- Services Australia Impersonation Drives Year-Round Credential Theft Operation (opens in a new tab) · mimecast.com · 17 Oct 2025
- Cybercriminals unleash fake Centrelink scam on vulnerable Australians (opens in a new tab) · smh.com.au · 17 Nov 2025
- Cybercriminals unleash fake Centrelink scam on vulnerable Australians (opens in a new tab) · theage.com.au · 17 Nov 2025
Nov 2025
Alleged AI-generated deepfake of an Australian state premier used in a YouTube investment scam (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- Deepfake AI ad featuring WA Premier Roger Cook prompts latest scam warning (opens in a new tab) · abc.net.au · 8 Nov 2025
Oct 2025
A.B. Paterson College Teacher in Queensland Allegedly Used AI to Create Explicit Images of Students and Staff (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
Oct 2025
Purported AI-Generated Explicit Deepfakes of Sydney High School Students Reportedly Circulated Online (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 2 articles from 1 outlet
- Police investigating reports of explicit deepfake images of girls from Sydney school (opens in a new tab) · abc.net.au · 15 Oct 2025
- Deepfake image-based abuse happening at least once a week in schools, eSafety data shows (opens in a new tab) · abc.net.au · 17 Oct 2025
Sep 2025
Gold Coast Man Reportedly Ordered to Pay $343,500 After Posting Purported Deepfake Pornographic Images of Australian Public Figures (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- ‘Strong message’: Deepfake porn creator cops huge fine (opens in a new tab) · smh.com.au · 26 Sep 2025
Aug 2025
Alleged deepfake video of the Australian prime minister promotes fake AUFIRST 'Tax Dividend' trading platform (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- Bizarre Albanese deepfake scam ads on YouTube promise tax ‘dividends’ (opens in a new tab) · afr.com · 4 Aug 2025
Aug 2025
Purportedly Taxpayer-Funded Deloitte Report for Australian Government Contains Alleged AI-Generated Citations and Fabricated Legal Quote (opens in a new tab)severity: moderateGenerative AI
according to AI Incident Databaseaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (OpenAI)AI labs pages: OpenAI
Also reported by· 9 articles from 8 outlets
- Deloitte report suspected of containing AI invented quote (opens in a new tab) · afr.com · 27 Aug 2025
- Deloitte Australia writes government report with AI — and fake references (opens in a new tab) · pivot-to-ai.com · 28 Aug 2025
- Deloitte to refund government, admits using AI in $440k report (opens in a new tab) · afr.com · 5 Oct 2025
Aug 2025
Purported Fictitious AI-Generated Citations in Supreme Court of Victoria Murder Case Filing Lead to Delay and King's Counsel Apology (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- Australian lawyer apologizes for AI-generated errors in murder case (opens in a new tab) · apnews.com · 15 Aug 2025
Mar 2025
Alleged ChatGPT Misuse by Contractor Leads to Reported Data Exposure in New South Wales Resilient Homes Program (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the text
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Databaseorigin: United States (OpenAI)AI labs pages: OpenAI
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
- Resilient Homes Program data breach (opens in a new tab) · nsw.gov.au · 6 Oct 2025
- ‘Deeply sorry’: NSW contractor uploaded 3000 flood victims’ data to ChatGPT (opens in a new tab) · news.com.au · 6 Oct 2025
Mar 2025
Sydney Students Allegedly Forced to Retake NAPLAN After AI Predictive Text Error (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the text
place: Sydneycountry inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Databaseorigin: United States (Apple)
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
- The Sydney students forced to take the NAPLAN test again (opens in a new tab) · smh.com.au · 18 Mar 2025
- Sydney Students Required to Retake the NAPLAN Test (opens in a new tab) · cityhub.com.au · 19 Mar 2025
Feb 2025
Jan 2025
Sydney High Schooler Allegedly Generated Deepfakes of Other Students (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- Sydney teenager allegedly used AI to create deepfake pornography of students (opens in a new tab) · theguardian.com · 8 Jan 2025
2025
Sydney schoolgirls targeted with nonconsensual deepfake porn (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
2025
Australian bank employees train chatbot, are fired (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: Australia (Commonwealth Bank of Australia)
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
2025
Spotify fails to detect King Gizzard AI impersonations (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textUnspecified AI
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
2025
Grok spews misinformation about Bondi Beach mass shooting (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
place: Bondi Beachthe source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (xAI)AI labs pages: xAI
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
2025
An Australian activist targeted with AI-generated violent threats and images (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (xAI)AI labs pages: xAI
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
2025
Grok generates sexualised images of children on X (opens in a new tab)severity: serious · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (xAI)AI labs pages: xAI
Also reported by· 6 articles from 6 outlets
- cnbc.com (opens in a new tab) · 2 Jan 2026
- reuters.com (opens in a new tab) · 2 Jan 2026
- themarkup.org (opens in a new tab) · 14 Jan 2026
Dec 2024
Scammers Reportedly Using Deepfakes of Health Experts and Public Figures in Australia to Sell Health Supplements and Give Harmful Advice (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
2024
50 Melbourne school girls targeted using AI nude images (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
place: Melbournethe source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: Australia (Bacchus Marsh Grammar students) · from the deployer
Also reported by· 6 articles from 5 outlets
- abc.net.au (opens in a new tab) · 11 Jun 2024
- theguardian.com (opens in a new tab) · 12 Jun 2024
- edition.cnn.com (opens in a new tab) · 13 Jun 2024
2024
Fiction analytics platform Prosecraft folds after AI backlash (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the text
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repository
Also reported by· 7 articles from 7 outlets
2024
Images of Australian children are used to train AI (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the text
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
2024
Australian voice artists lose work to AI clones (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textLanguage and speech
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (Amazon/Audible) · from the deployer
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
- abc.net.au (opens in a new tab) · 24 May 2024
- theguardian.com (opens in a new tab) · 30 Jun 2024
- inqld.com.au (opens in a new tab) · 17 Jul 2024
2024
Cosmos Magazine AI-generated articles prompt backlash (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
- abc.net.au (opens in a new tab) · 8 Aug 2024
- theguardian.com (opens in a new tab) · 12 Aug 2024
- barrons.com (opens in a new tab)
2024
Outabox data breach exposes 1m biometric records (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textBiometrics and surveillance
Also reported by· 5 articles from 5 outlets
2024
Meta admits quietly farming Australians' Facebook photos to train AI (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textUnspecified AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (Meta Platforms)AI labs pages: Meta
Also reported by· 9 articles from 9 outlets
- abc.net.au (opens in a new tab) · 11 Sep 2024
- theguardian.com (opens in a new tab) · 11 Sep 2024
- petapixel.com (opens in a new tab) · 11 Sep 2024
2024
AI companion app Muah hack reveals users trying to simulate child abuse (opens in a new tab)severity: serious · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repository
Also reported by· 4 articles from 3 outlets
2024
LEAP AI invents family court legal case citations (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repository
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
- crikey.com.au (opens in a new tab) · 13 Sep 2024
- theguardian.com (opens in a new tab) · 10 Oct 2024
- nswcourts.com.au (opens in a new tab)
2024
AI-generated exam image draws student complaints (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (OpenAI)AI labs pages: OpenAI
Also reported by· 5 articles from 5 outlets
- theguardian.com (opens in a new tab) · 16 Oct 2024
- crikey.com.au (opens in a new tab) · 16 Oct 2024
- smh.com.au (opens in a new tab)
2024
Trendii AI shopping ads appear on Gaza destruction photos (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textUnspecified AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (Buzzfeed) · from the deployer
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
2024
Australian lawyer confesses using ChatGPT to create court filings (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (OpenAI)AI labs pages: OpenAI
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
2024
Georgia-based group uses deepfake celebrity ads to push fake cryptocurrency schemes (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repository
Also reported by· 5 articles from 4 outlets
/Laws and safeguards
Regulatory quality+1.67
2025 · World Bank
Rule of law+1.46
2025 · World Bank
Voice and accountability+1.42
2025 · World Bank
AI-specific laws and authorities: coming with new sources.
/In the news
how it worksAI news mentioning the country · 7 Nov – 13 Nov
- Australia holds AI developers more accountable (opens in a new tab)shz.de · Germany · 12 Nov 2026 · and 91 other outlets
- Microsoft outage disrupts Outlook, Teams and AI services for over five hours (opens in a new tab)aninews.in · India · 13 Nov 2026 · and 68 other outlets
- A musician blasts an AI music tool as "soul-destroying" (opens in a new tab)easternriverinachronicle.com.au · Australia · 12 Nov 2026 · and 64 other outlets
- Bank bosses face inquiry over AI and offshore job cuts (opens in a new tab)manningrivertimes.com.au · Australia · 11 Nov 2026 · and 57 other outlets
- Businesses urged to keep workers onside amid AI changes (opens in a new tab)theleader.com.au · Australia · 12 Nov 2026 · and 55 other outlets
- AI detecting dangers where millions of people splash (opens in a new tab)mudgeeguardian.com.au · Australia · 11 Nov 2026 · and 47 other outlets
- First workplace artificial intelligence guide released (opens in a new tab)armidaleexpress.com.au · Australia · 12 Nov 2026 · and 42 other outlets
- AI crackdown looms despite government expanding use (opens in a new tab)bunburymail.com.au · Australia · 11 Nov 2026 · and 39 other outlets
- AI demand unlikely to be derailed by Nvidia CEO controversy, Taiwan supply chain sources say (opens in a new tab)webindia123.com · India · 10 Nov 2026 · and 37 other outlets
- Good cop, bad cop: Labor's fine line on AI penalties (opens in a new tab)newcastleherald.com.au · Australia · 10 Nov 2026 · and 37 other outlets
AI articles mentioning the country in the last 30 days: 6,942 in total, at most 602 in one day (10 Nov 2026).
6,942 AI articles mentioning the country in 30 days
/Index trend
— country ··· worldIndex trend: 18 Oct 2026: country 65, world 36 · 19 Oct 2026: country 65, world 36 · 26 Oct 2026: country 65, world 36 · 2 Nov 2026: country 65, world 36 · 11 Nov 2026: country 65, world 36.
Previous years, reconstructed with today's data: 2023 36 · 2024 43 · 2025 42 why
/AI models released
12 months · outside the indexNo releases recorded by Epoch AI for organisations in this country.