South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman at the company's headquarters in San Francisco during a US trip. OpenAI is the developer of ChatGPT, the world's most popular generative AI chatbot. It is believed to be the first time an Australian state or territory government has inked an MoU with a major AI company. The agreement will provide opportunities to develop AI skills, accelerate local research and innovation, attract global investment and spread the benefits of AI across South Australia, Mr Malinauskas said. "We want to lead with ambition and care," he said in a statement on Sunday. "Any initiative taken forward will be human-led and subject to the legal, privacy, security and procurement safeguards South Australians expect." The federal government in April announced an MoU with Anthropic, creator of the Claude AI assistant. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has since flagged plans to introduce legal requirements governing AI use and data centres. He will convene a meeting of the nation's leaders later in August to discuss data centres and reach agreement on uniform standards. Six states have agreed to the framework but Queensland and the Northern Territory are holding out. Mr Malinauskas, who got the ball rolling on Australia's move to restrict children younger than 16 from accessing social media, spoke about the ban during a meeting with Apple's outgoing chief executive Tim Cook. Mr Malinauskas is expected to return to Australia on Friday.