Ed Husic tells Labor to get tougher on AI companies as letting them self-regulate ‘doomed to fail’

Labor MP Ed Husic is calling for a tougher stance on artificial intelligence companies, asserting that allowing them to self-regulate is a path to failure. He also warned that any move to weaken copyright laws to benefit AI firms would be a betrayal of the Labor party's fundamental principles.

Husic's remarks precede a significant speech on artificial intelligence by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance, a union representing journalists, artists, and creatives, has echoed these concerns. The union is urging the government to enact stronger copyright rules to prevent the unauthorized use of creative works for training AI models.

The MP's strong advocacy highlights a growing debate within the government and the creative industries about how to manage the rapid advancement of AI. The push for stricter regulations aims to protect intellectual property and ensure that the development of AI aligns with the party's ethos, rather than solely benefiting large technology corporations.

“

any moves to water down copyright law to benefit AI companies would be “going against the ethos” of the party, urging his colleagues to place stricter rules on the big tech firms or be “doomed to failure”.