AI here to stay, accept it, says Australian government, vows artist copyright protection

Anthony Albanese, the Australian Prime Minister, says he wants to make Australia an “attractive destination” for investment in AI development, during a speech delivered on Wednesday. Albanese also wants to balance the opportunities and risks presented by the technologies, particularly concerns that AI uptake will result in widespread job losses. AI will take away jobs, he said, but will also create new and different lines of work. Among proposals is a coordinated national framework, rather than a state-by-state approach, that will oversee matters including the construction of AI data centres. In short, data centres will be required to generate their own power, by way of renewable energy sources, and minimise water consumption. During his speech, Albanese also gave an undertaking to protect the intellectual property of Australian writers, musicians, artists and journalists: An artist’s creative endeavour is their work and their property. No company should use Australian books, music,…