There are big opportunities in AI, but also very real risks

When Malcolm Turnbull talked up his “innovation agenda” after seizing the prime ministership in 2015, instead of sparking excitement about the future, all that many voters heard was that their jobs were on the line. Innovation became code for dangerous change, according to Liberals on the frontline. While talking about tech and radical transformative change might sound bold and forward-thinking, a nervous electorate with change fatigue often only fears that life is about to get harder. Unless you take them with you on the change journey, cynicism prevails. The truth is politics is consumed with the every day — from…