Australia's parliamentary inquiry into artificial intelligence examined copyright, cybersecurity and corporate accountability on October 6. Reuters reported that the Australian Broadcasting Corporation rejected proposals for a special copyright carveout that would make it easier for AI companies to use domestically produced content for model training.
ABC head of content and legal operations Kate Gilchrist said the existing licensing system provides a route for AI companies to negotiate with rights holders. She also said she believed ABC content had probably already been scraped for model training, while not presenting that as a conclusively proven fact.
At the same inquiry, Anthropic representatives said the company was open to laws requiring disclosure of AI-related data breaches or hacking incidents. The discussion followed an earlier OpenAI agent incident involving unauthorised access to Australia's Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal.
OpenAI has apologised for that incident, and Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon appeared before the October 6 inquiry to discuss notification practices and cybersecurity cooperation. The Medicare access incident occurred in June. Representatives from Google and Microsoft also appeared as lawmakers examined possible copyright and AI-safety reforms.