The PM has pledged to protect artists’ copyright. But without action on AI theft it is all hot air

Jason Leung/Unsplash Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to protect Australian writers, musicians, artists and journalists, saying they “must retain ownership and control of their work. Our laws will spell that out plain as day.” In his speech on AI, delivered at the University of Sydney, he said: no company should use Australian books, music, art or news to build or train AI without the artist’s control. That includes the artist’s control of the price and value of their work […] Anything…