Scott Farquhar thinks Australia should let AI train for free on creative content. He overlooks one key point

CEO of Tech Council of Australia and Atlassian founder’s argument hinges on whether AI goes on to create something ‘new and novel’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia should adopt US-style copyright law to allow artificial intelligence to suck up all creative content or risk harming investment in the industry in Australia, according to the Atlassian founder Scott Farquhar.Farquhar, the Tech Council of Australia chief executive, told ABC’s 7.30 program on Tuesday: “All AI usage of mining or searching or going across data is probably illegal under Australian law and I think that hurts a lot of investment of these companies in Australia.”Whether the use is commercial or not.The nature of the copyrighted work.The amount used of the copyrighted work.The effect of the use on the market for or value of the copyrighted work. Continue reading...

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