There is one part of the University of Sydney campus that is covered with graffiti saying "F*** AI" — a cruder but perhaps representative view of the fears that young people have about AI's risks outweighing its benefits.Now, in a very different position, Albanese has used this speech to mark out his intention to have Australia harness the benefits of AI.One of his announcements was the creation of the Office of the AI, a new unit inside the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.This is meant to coordinate the government's response to AI, bringing together all the various disparate departments and agencies working on issues that cross portfolios.Another major part of his speech was to make clear that what had been essentially voluntary guidelines for data centre providers would now become something binding For all the challenges mentioned across government, there was little new information in the speech about how we're going to handle the society-wide impacts of AI outside of data centres.Outside of the Great Hall, the University of Sydney's quad was mostly empty