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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Technology
Patrick Commins Economics editor

Should big tech be allowed to mine Australians’ text and data to train AI? The Productivity Commission is considering it

The AI smartphone app ChatGPT surrounded by other AI apps
The Productivity Commission’s interim report has called for a sweeping review of regulations to protect against the misuse of AI. Photograph: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images

The Productivity Commission is examining whether technology firms should be exempt from copyright rules that stop companies mining text and data to train artificial intelligence models.

The commission, in its interim report into “harnessing data and the digital economy”, used copyright as a case study for how Australia’s existing regulatory framework could be adapted to manage the risks of artificial intelligence.

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