Australia ‘sleepwalking’ into AI crisis and ‘tech bro free-for-all’, says Greens senator

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:21:38 GMT

Sarah Hanson Young’s warning comes as David Pocock urges government to prevent firms using Australian content to train AI modelsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe independent senator David Pocock has challenged the Albanese government to prevent tech giants using Australian content to train AI models as cabinet considers proposals to change copyright rules for the rapidly developing technology.His call came as the Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young called for a moratorium on the building and approval of new datacentres in Australia until “we get the regulations right”. Continue reading...

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