# Labor accused of throwing creatives ‘under the bus’ with proposal to ease copyright protections for AI giants > Source: > Published: 2026-09-15 21:29:11+00:00 # Labor accused of throwing creatives ‘under the bus’ with proposal to ease copyright protections for AI giants By Luca Ittimani and Caitlin CassidySource: [The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology) Compromise revealed as senior personnel from [OpenAI](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/openai), creator of [ChatGPT](https://www.machinebrief.com/compare/chatgpt-vs-claude), meets Albanese ministers - [Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/16/pauline-hanson-one-nation-labor-anthony-albanese-artificial-intelligence-ntwnfb) - Get our [new political email](https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl) ,[free app](https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3) or[daily news podcast](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl) 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](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/training) models locally. [Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/16/pocock-says-labor-easing-copyright-protections-for-ai-datacentre-investment-would-throw-creatives-under-the-bus) Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.