Anthropic pushes for opt-out model for Australian content as ABC warns of ‘cannibalisation’ of news

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:00:53 GMT

Maker of Claude claims AI could transform economy but ABC and SBS say the technology should be subject to media regulationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe AI giant Anthropic has urged the Albanese government to consider giving “conditional approval” for big tech to train its models on Australian copyrighted works under an opt-out model, after conceding it won’t secure a blanket copyright exemption.But Australia’s public broadcasters, the ABC and SBS, have strongly criticised AI firms, calling on the government to enact strict new rules to compensate media organisations and protect public interest journalism.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...

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