Creatives sound alarm on copyright as Pocock calls $50bn datacentre proposal ‘ultimate dirty deal’

Proposal has been put to cabinet to allow AI companies to mine content, in exchange for investment and $350m fund to compensate artists, sources sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCreatives are demanding further assurances from the Albanese government that it won’t water down copyright laws under a potential deal with tech firms to attract more than $50bn worth of datacentre investment in exchange for a $350m-a-year fund for artists.Guardian Australia has been told an industry proposal has been presented to cabinet that would grant AI companies special exemptions to mine creative content. Continue reading...