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Australian artists face copyright theft and cultural harm from AI training

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Australian artists are facing significant harm from AI models trained on their work without compensation, raising concerns about copyright infringement and the exploitation of Indigenous cultural and intellectual property. Experts are particularly worried about sacred and cultural knowledge being absorbed and misused by AI companies. The peak body for Australian visual artists has stated that this practice is causing both cultural and economic damage. AI

IMPACT AI training on copyrighted works without compensation poses significant risks to artists and cultural heritage, highlighting the need for policy and legal frameworks.

RANK_REASON Article discusses the impact of AI on artists and copyright, but does not announce a new model, product, or policy.

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Australian artists face copyright theft and cultural harm from AI training

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "Despite prime minister Anthony Albanese’s vow to protect Australian creatives from copyright theft, and the attorney general, Michelle Rowland, saying there ar

    "Despite prime minister Anthony Albanese’s vow to protect Australian creatives from copyright theft, and the attorney general, Michelle Rowland, saying there are “no plans to weaken copyright protections”, AI has already been trained – without compensation –on the works of well k…

    LINKS theguardian.com/…/ai-stealing-indigenous-…

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