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British creative-industry figures who helped oppose proposed UK copyright changes are warning Australia against letting AI companies use creative work without permission, The Guardian reports.

Why it matters

The report’s concrete point is that prominent artists and other cultural figures helped bring the UK dispute into public view. Their intervention is now being presented as a lesson for Australia, where AI training and copyright rules are under debate. The report does not specify the Australian policy proposal or detail the campaigners’ recommendations, so this is a political warning, not a guide to what the law currently permits. Still, it shows how a technical question about training data can become a public contest over who gets to use creative work, and on what terms.

Discuss: Should Australia require permission for copyrighted works used to train AI, or allow broader use with compensation for creators?

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