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AI Giants Urge Australia to Rethink Training Data Ban
22 Sep
Summary
- OpenAI and Anthropic seek to train AI on Australian content.
- Australia currently bans AI training on creative works.
- Companies propose conditional approvals to protect creators.
Major artificial intelligence companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic, are pressing Australia to revise its prohibition on utilizing the nation's creative works for AI model training. These firms are advocating for a limited exemption, suggesting that conditional approvals could safeguard artists' rights while simultaneously stimulating greater investment in the burgeoning AI sector.
Australia is preparing to enact comprehensive rules governing AI and data centers starting next year. However, it has already ruled out exceptions to copyright laws, effectively barring companies like OpenAI and Anthropic from conducting training within the country. In submissions to a parliamentary inquiry, both companies acknowledged the current ban but called for its relaxation.
Anthropic proposed a narrow form of conditional approval, expressing openness to conditions that would support Australian creators. OpenAI similarly called for a balanced copyright framework that permits learning from public information while offering collaboration opportunities for rightsholders. These appeals come as both companies are making significant infrastructure investments in Australia, including data center agreements.
