Google calls for relaxing of Australia’s copyright laws so AI can mine websites for information

In its submission to the Australian government’s review of copyright enforcement Google called for a fair dealing exception for AI data mining. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Google and other tech giants have called on the Australian government to relax copyright laws to allow artificial intelligence to mine websites for information across the internet.

In a submission to the government’s review of copyright enforcement published this week, Google argued the government needs to consider whether copyright law has “the necessary flexibilities” to support the development of AI.