7.3 AI for Defence · Module 7 · Defence Industry Context

AUKUS Pillar II — The Hard Caveat

The one place where the OFFICIAL rules of this course simply do not apply.

AUKUS~8 min

The big idea

AI and autonomy is an immediate priority of AUKUS Pillar II (Advanced Capabilities), with partners co-developing resilient and autonomous AI. But material shared under AUKUS arrangements is governed by separate AUKUS-specific controls — not the OFFICIAL provisions of the PSPF Advisory. Anyone on AUKUS work must never assume this course's OFFICIAL rules apply to AUKUS-controlled material, and never put it into public generative AI under any circumstances.

Key insight: Everything else in this course is about working safely at OFFICIAL. AUKUS Pillar II material sits entirely outside that framework — treat it under its own arrangements, and never near a public AI tool.

Outside this course's scope

This course teaches safe AI use at the OFFICIAL level only. AUKUS Pillar II material is outside that framework entirely and must be handled under its own arrangements — if your work touches it, your security advisor's direction governs, not this course.

What you'll see

Where AUKUS material sits relative to the OFFICIAL framework.

The AUKUS caveat

Why it's carved out. Tap to expand.

Key points to remember

AUKUS Pillar II prioritises AI & autonomy across AU/UK/US.
AUKUS material is governed by separate arrangements, not the OFFICIAL framework.
This course's OFFICIAL rules do NOT extend to AUKUS-controlled material.
AUKUS-controlled material never goes into public generative AI.