The ground is shifting beneath the feet of Australian authors and other creatives. A leaked proposal seen by the ABC suggests the government might grant artificial intelligence (AI) companies access to the copyrighted works of Australians under an opt-out system.
There are no firm plans as yet, but it does appear the government wants to incentivise big AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic to bring their business to Australia. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles stated:
