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At the end of June, Australian Sen. David Pocock alleged that the Albanese government was considering two competing proposals to change copyright policy for AI training.

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Pocock said one proposal would create a copyright “carve-out” for artificial intelligence companies tied to billions of dollars in data centre investment and hundreds of millions of dollars annually for a creative fund. The other proposal instead would expand licensing agreements that would clear the way for AI companies to legally use Australian material to train their proprietary technology.

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While the detail is not available, these proposals on the surface are deeply problematic.

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