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Anthropic Australian copyright inquiry
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Anthropic and OpenAI appeared before an Australian parliamentary inquiry on AI, with Anthropic stating current copyright rules make training AI in Australia "impossible" while denying it sought to dictate policy, and OpenAI apologizing again for a Medicare data hack. The four-day hearings also featured Sam Altman arguing the world should accept "bad things" from AI in exchange for its benefits, drawing criticism.
- Anthropic told parliament current Australian copyright law prevents AI model training in the country
- OpenAI executive Jason Kwon faced questioning about preventing models from inappropriately accessing Australian data
- Sam Altman said world should accept hacks, scams, and other AI-related harms for technology benefits
- OpenAI apologized to Australia over recent Medicare hack affecting private citizen data
- Hearings included testimony from unions, banks, media organizations, Microsoft, and Google alongside AI companies