Australia weighs copyright reforms letting AI giants train on local content for free
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-21
- Per a Guardian podcast, the Albanese government is considering sweeping copyright reforms that would give AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI unrestricted access to Australian content to train on the open internet.
- Musician Jack River (Holly Rankin, executive director of Sentiment Group) discusses what such a deal would mean for creators, artists, and everyday Australians.
- Labor has been accused of throwing creatives "under the bus" with the proposal to ease copyright protections for AI giants.
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