The Guardian · AI
Grayndler creatives oppose federal AI copyright proposal
Creative workers in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Grayndler electorate are resisting a proposed federal copyright change that would allow AI companies to scrape Australians’ online creations. The seat has over 3,000 cultural and creative businesses, with 10% of workers employed in those fields, compared with 4.2% across the country.
What to know
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The proposal would permit AI companies to scrape all content Australians produce online.
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Grayndler is in Sydney’s inner west and has more than 3,000 cultural and creative businesses.
Why it matters
The dispute concerns AI and copyright in the prime minister’s electorate, where cultural and creative employment represents a larger share of the workforce than nationally.
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