Overview
- Media and arts leaders presented Powering Intelligence at Parliament House to urge paid licensing for content used to train artificial intelligence systems.
- Attorney‑General Michelle Rowland said the government has no plans to weaken copyright and explicitly ruled out a text and data mining exception for AI.
- The Sydney Morning Herald reported a split within the Albanese government between ministers pursuing big‑tech investment and those prioritising creators’ rights.
- Amazon, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google are in talks on Australian data‑centre projects and have pushed for easier access to local content along with tax, energy and water concessions.
- Industry figures warned of real‑world harms, pointing to AI deals struck by global music labels, fake AI songs appearing on Australian artists’ streaming profiles, and the sector’s $67 billion role in the economy.