AI Firms Stealing Music From Aussie Icons
- Songs by Kylie Minogue, scripts by George Miller, and novels by Peter Carey are among 125 million works used without permission to train AI models.
- The Atlantic's AI Watchdog database was launched using data from AI developer forums and public research platforms like Hugging Face.
- Music by artists such as Kylie Minogue, Nick Cave, and Sia is included in large datasets shared within the AI development community without artist compensation.
- APRA and AMCOS warn that without a licensing framework, creators in Australia and New Zealand could lose more than $500 million, as AI companies seek a copyright carve-out.
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AI Firms Accused Of Stealing Kylie Minogue Music
Kylie Minogue is at the centre of a growing debate over AI and artists’ rights, after new research revealed hundreds of her songs have been included in datasets used by ... The post AI Firms Accused Of Stealing Kylie Minogue Music appeared first on Star Observer.
APRA AMCOS says Atlantic investigation proves AI companies have plundered the “life’s work of Australian and New Zealand songwriters”
Australian collecting society APRA AMCOS has accused AI companies of “stealing” music from the likes of Midnight Oil, Sia, Crowded House, Lorde and Yothu Yindi to train generative AI models that will then compete with the exact same artists. The rights organisation has used a recent investigation by The Atlantic to back up that claim, publishing the music theft allegations as it pushes back at increased lobbying activity by the tech sector in Au…
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