Australian government documents indicate that artificial intelligence companies could train their models on copyrighted material without compensating the people who created it, according to ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
The papers sit alongside a proposed copyright arrangement under which AI developers would be allowed to train on protected works at no cost provided they meet certain quotas, according to afr.com. The Age reports that the Labor government is offering a copyright deal intended to attract major AI companies, though the proposal comes with conditions attached.
The plan has drawn criticism from within parliament. Senator David Pocock said easing copyright protections in exchange for AI data centre investment would leave creative workers "under the bus," The Guardian reports.
