‘Not up for grabs’: Albanese establishes AI office and vows to protect Australian creatives from copyright ‘theft’

What happened

According to The Guardian’s linked report, ‘Not up for grabs’: Albanese establishes AI office and vows to protect Australian creatives from copyright ‘theft’, PM lays out plan for datacentre development and rejects prospect tech companies will be given free use of Australian data Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has promised “the strongest possible protection” for Australian creatives against misuse of their work by artificial intelligence models, warning it would be “theft” if writers, artists and musicians didn’t have control of their work or receive payment for its use. Amid growing community concern about large energy-intensive datacentres, the federal government will also set strict new rules for the facilities, including where they can be built, that they shouldn’t compete for land with housing, their power and water use, and that they don’t increase electricity prices for consumers. Continue reading…

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