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Albanese Faces Copyright Backlash Over AI Data-Mining Plan
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- Minister Anthony Albanese faces pressure to keep promise as the government weighs AI firms using copyrighted content.
- Shadow attorney-general Michaelia Cash called the AI data-mining proposal a lie from Albanese.
- Society of Authors CEO Lucy Hayward accused tech giants of strong-arming the government over copyright changes.
- Greens spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young urged pausing AI development and enforcing copyright laws.
- Professor Toby Walsh said the government abandoned commitments to appease tech firms.