Using AI to prepare and evaluate environmental assessments risks ‘robodebt-style’ failures, scientists say

Conservationists warn the move could push species closer to extinction and says clearer environmental rules are needed instead Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Conservationists and scientists have warned a mining lobby proposal to use artificial intelligence to speed up national environmental approvals could generate “Robodebt-style” failures, putting threatened species at further risk. The Minerals Council o...

By Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent