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Labor accused of throwing creatives ‘under the bus’ with proposal to ease copyright protections for AI giants

The Guardian Technology · 15 September 2026 at 22:29

Labor accused of throwing creatives ‘under the bus’ with proposal to ease copyright protections for AI giants

Compromise revealed as senior personnel from OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, meets Albanese ministers Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government is considering giving AI companies access to Australian creatives’ works by default as it pursues a compromise with US tech giants.

The proposals were revealed as senior personnel from OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, met with Labor ministers and warned that Australia’s copyright laws were preventing the company from training models locally.

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Labor accused of throwing creatives ‘under the bus’ with proposal to ease copyright protections for AI giants

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