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The Australian Government wants AI to pay for copyright fees in move that may be more about getting a piece of the billions invested in AI. ARIA chief executive Annabelle Herd of the Copyright and AI Reference Group (CAIRG) has called the recommendation for a text and data mining exception "a radical change" that has been "put forward with very little evidence".
"Artificial Intelligence presents significant opportunities for Australia and our economy, however it's important that Australian creatives benefit from these opportunities too," Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said.
"Australian creatives are not only world class, but they are also the lifeblood of Australian culture, and we must ensure the right legal protections are in place."
[...] It is a difficult space for governments to regulate as they balance embracing the promised economic boons of AI without cumbersome red tape while also pitching guardrails.
In the lead-up to Labor's economic reform roundtable in August, the Productivity Commission urged against heavy-handed regulation of AI, warning it could smother opportunities.
Among its recommendations was a text and data mining exception – a call that sparked furore.
But Ms Rowland vowed the government would not "weaken copyright protections when it comes to AI".
"The tech industry and the creative sector must now come together and find sensible and workable solutions to support innovation while ensuring creators are compensated," she said.
"The government will support these next steps through the renewed focus tasked to the Copyright and AI reference group."
(Score: 2) by mcgrew on Wednesday October 29, @04:50PM (5 children)
The TV news this morning said it's "national cat day" but judging from S/N it's World AI day. The first thing I did when logging on was to post a journal about chatgpt and copilot that had both pissed me off by being worthless.
Apparently, AI can only be useful to the rich and famous, it only has excuses for the rest of us. Like with music, I'm pretty sure the only Australians who will be collecting the royalties are those who are rich and famous.
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(Score: 2) by DadaDoofy on Wednesday October 29, @06:48PM (4 children)
"We have a president who posted a fake video of himself shitting on America"
No. We have a president who posted a fake video of himself shitting on the enemies of America. There, FTFY.
(Score: 2, Touché) by mcgrew on Wednesday October 29, @07:33PM (2 children)
The enemies of America? So you're a MAGAT (Make America Grate Again Trumpie)? You are saying that SEVEN MILLION AMERICAN CITIZENS are America's enemies?
What the FUCK is wrong with you???
Let me tell you about me and your "patriotic" hero. He dodged the draft and said I was a sucker for volunteering to defend my country. I didn't have to, my draft number was 365, I'd have gone last. But I volunteered.
Are you a veteran? No? Then shut the fuck up about "Enemies of America" protesting our un-American president's un-American bullshit. Apparently you don't believe in the Constitutional rule of law he calls the "deep state" and call ME who defended OUR CONSTITUTION an enemy of America?
Fuck you and the sick elephant you rode in on, buddy. Move to Russia and take your un-American hero with you.
I miss the REAL Republican party! It died in 2020. Maybe earlier.
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(Score: 1, Troll) by RedGreen on Thursday October 30, @01:46PM (1 child)
"I miss the REAL Republican party! It died in 2020. Maybe earlier."
You are only off by half a century or so, that is at least how long the Repugnant Party has been using the system to try to subvert democracy and turn your country into a one party fascist state. They have been playing the long game that too many in your country are more than happy to support. The ones that do not are mostly spineless morons who do absolutely nothing to fight back and defend your countries supposed principles.
"I modded down, down, down, and the flames went higher." -- Sven Olsen
(Score: 2) by mcgrew on Friday October 31, @08:47PM
Yes, it started under Reagan but only now has their party become full-on un-apologetically fascist while pretending it is normal and that normal is "crazy far left Marxist."
Not only would Lincoln not recognize his party, neither would Eisenhower, who fought men like Trump and his fascist MAGAT party only a few years before being elected president. The Republican party is dead.
The #1 domestic terrorist organization in the US is ICE
(Score: 3, Touché) by weirsbaski on Thursday October 30, @08:12AM
No. We have a president who posted a fake video of himself shitting on people who don't like him. That group and "enemies of America" are NOT the same.