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

The Albanese government is considering giving AI companies default access to Australian creatives' works as it seeks a compromise with US tech giants, according to reporting by The Guardian. The proposals emerged 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. Independent senator David Pocock said easing copyright protections in exchange for AI datacentre investment would throw creatives "under the bus.

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.