# Government proposes changing copyright law to attract AI companies

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Published: 2026-09-15T19:13:56+10:00
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Documents leaked to the ABC reveal that the government is proposing to change copyright law to attract AI companies to Australia. Labor is rejecting criticism that it’s selling out the work of creatives to big tech. This comes amid warnings from the AI industry that it needs regulation. It may be your smiles here, but the growing alarm bells on the risks of AI are hitting the share prices of big technology. Industry warnings to slow the pace are getting louder by the day. AI giant anthropics co-founder Jack Clark goes further. Should you mandate that companies definitely have a kill switch, and is that kill switch verifiable by a third party?

I think that’s the kind of thing that society's going to want to know and might want to eventually pass rules. Around. Strong protections for Australian artists and the media will remain a core part of Australia’s approach to artificial intelligence. Camelson, ABC News.