Minister concedes big tech companies using Australian content to train AI models is 'unethical'
The Australian government is establishing an Office of AI to address concerns regarding the unauthorized use of local creative content in AI training datasets. Minister Tim Ayres labeled the practice of using Australian music and art without consent or compensation as unethical.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing global tension between creative industries and AI developers over copyright, intellectual property rights, and the need for regulatory frameworks.
Playlunch are one of a number of Australian artists whose music has been used to train overseas AI models with consent or compensation. ( Supplied: Facebook )
The Minister responsible for developing new AI frameworks concedes tech companies have already benefited from using Australian music.
Australian artists say they feel violated after finding their music in datasets used to train AI models, without having given consent
The government has announced plans to establish an Office of AI to develop standards around AI.
Experts have welcomed the announcement but say there is still a lot of unanswered questions.
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"Copyright is only meaningful when there's a payment involved," Mr Ayres told triple j hack.
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