澳大利亚工党政府在是否修改版权法以允许人工智能公司进行“文本与数据挖掘”的问题上出现严重分歧，尽管此前政府承诺不会削弱版权保护 [1]。工业部长 Tim Ayres 和数字经济助理部长 Andrew Charlton 倾向于吸引 AI 投资，而司法部长 Michelle Rowland 和艺术部长 Tony Burke 则坚持保护创作者权利 [1]。独立议员 David Pocock 揭露了行业推动以至少 500 亿美元数据中心投资和每年 3.5 亿美元创意基金换取版权豁免的提议，并称其为“终极肮脏交易”[1]。尽管有报道称 Anthropic 首席执行官 Dario Amodei 曾与澳大利亚总理安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯签署备忘录且该公司正推动类似 Pocock 指控的交易 [1]，但政府重申没有计划授予允许 AI 公司抓取内容而不侵犯版权的豁免权 [1]。预计澳大利亚总理安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯将发表关于监管人工智能的讲话，但目前具体的版权法变更细节尚未确定 [1]。科技巨头的游说及上述传闻引发了艺术家和独立议员的强烈反对 [1]。
The Australian government faces a significant internal division over whether to amend copyright legislation to allow artificial intelligence (AI) firms to utilize "text and data mining" for model training [1]. Despite previous commitments not to weaken copyright protections, pressure from tech giants and rumors of exchanging copyright exemptions for massive investment have sparked strong opposition among artists and independent members of parliament [1]. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to address AI regulation soon, though specific details regarding potential changes to the law remain undetermined [1].
Within the Labor Party, a clear split has emerged between ministers advocating for attracting AI investment and those prioritizing creator rights. Industry Minister Tim Ayres and Assistant Minister for Digital Economy Andrew Charlton are inclined toward securing AI investments [1], whereas Justice Minister Michelle Rowland and Arts Minister Tony Burke insist on protecting the rights of creators [1]. Independent MP David Pocock has revealed industry proposals suggesting a trade-off involving at least $50 billion in data center investment and an annual creative fund of $350 million in exchange for copyright exemptions, which he described as "the ultimate dirty deal" [1].
The government maintains that there are no plans to grant AI companies the exemption necessary to scrape content without infringing on copyrights [1]. Reports indicate that Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, previously signed a memorandum with Albanese and is reportedly pushing for deals similar to those alleged by Pocock [1].