Ed Husic warns Labor against AI self-regulation and copyright dilution

Jul 14, 2026

Australian Labor MP Ed Husic has warned that allowing AI companies to self-regulate is 'doomed to fail' and that watering down copyright law to benefit AI firms would go against the party's ethos. The Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance has also called for tougher copyright rules to protect creative works from being used to train AI models.

Why it matters: This signals a potential shift in Australian AI policy toward stricter regulation and copyright protections, which could impact how AI companies operate and access training data.

Full story at: The Guardian / AI ↗