Anthropic pushes for opt-out model for Australian content as ABC warns of ‘cannibalisation’ of news

Maker of Claude claims AI could transform economy but ABC and SBS say the technology should be subject to media regulations

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AI giant Anthropic has urged the Albanese government to consider giving “conditional approval” for big tech to train its models on Australian copyrighted works under an opt-out model, after conceding it won’t secure a blanket copyright exemption.

But Australia’s public broadcasters, the ABC and SBS, have strongly criticised AI firms, calling on the government to enact strict new rules to compensate media organisations and protect public interest journalism.

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