AI Model Training Protection Demanded from Content Creators and Media Companies as Joint Select Committee Inquiry Begins
The Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 6 Oct 2026
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- 3
- Australian
- Yes
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- 6 Oct 2026, 06:00 am
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Artificial intelligence providers Anthropic and OpenAI are making their pitch for more relaxed rules, minutes after content makers demanded safeguards.
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This report details evidence provided by Anthropic and OpenAI to the Australian federal parliament's joint select committee regarding the tension between innovation and intellectual property protection. The inquiry highlights the clash between frontier AI companies advocating for flexible regulatory environments to foster local investment and Australian content creators demanding safeguards against unauthorized training. While primarily focused on copyright, the proceedings represent a critical juncture in Australian AI governance as the government weighs regulatory frameworks for high-capability models and their impact on national cultural identity.
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TechnologyAIPrint articleSam Buckingham-Jones and Zoe SamiosUpdated Oct 6, 2026 – 1.55pm, first published at 1.23pmA coalition of Australian content creators has demanded strict laws to protect them from artificial intelligence makers harvesting their books, films, television shows and news output to train AI models, ahead of a highly anticipated public appearance from the world’s biggest AI companies.Anthropic and OpenAI are giving evidence before the federal parliament’s joint select committee into AI, which is trying to parse a way through one of the industry’s biggest debates: how does Australia attract billions in investment and training to these shores while protecting content creators and Australian cultural identity?Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleRead MoreAIOpenAIAnthropicCopyrightIntellectual propertyRegulationPublishingMedia & marketingFetching latest articles