Australia’s National AI Plan is a timely step forward – and from all of us at asksam AI, we welcome the clear focus on capturing opportunity, spreading benefits, and keeping Australians safe.
In healthcare, that balance matters more than anywhere. AI must support clinicians, strengthen continuity of care, and improve patient access – while staying grounded in safety, transparency, and accountable practice.
What this means in practice (and what we’ve built at asksam AI):
- Capturing opportunity: Backing Australian-made health innovation that can scale nationally and export globally, while investing in the digital capability that modern care needs.
- Spreading benefits: Ensuring AI works for every community – including regional and underserved patients – by reducing friction in care access, improving understanding, and supporting adherence.
- Keeping Australians safe: Strongly supporting the establishment of the Australian AI Safety Institute to monitor, test, and share information on emerging AI risks and harms, strengthening trust in real-world AI adoption.
We also recognise the plan’s emphasis on skills and workforce readiness, and the importance of transparent, responsibly managed adoption across industry and the community.
At asksam AI, we’re committed to responsible, clinician-centred AI: strong guardrails, clear regulatory frameworks, and a relentless focus on outcomes that matter – safer clinician support, better patient education, and more sustainable workflows for clinicians.
We’re keen to work with partners across primary care, education, and government to ensure Australia becomes a leader in trusted, safe, and beneficial AI – with healthcare as a flagship use case.
