'Not up for grabs': Albanese establishes AI office and vows to protect Australian creatives from copyright 'theft'
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese established a dedicated Office of AI to oversee regulatory frameworks and protect Australian creative industries from unauthorized data usage. The government explicitly rejected text and data mining exemptions, asserting that AI companies must obtain licenses and compensate creators for the use of Australian intellectual property. New binding national standards will regulate datacenter development, prohibiting competition for housing land and requiring facilities
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