Australian musicians sound warning note after Nick Cave, Kylie and many more slurped into AI training tool
Summary
Many well-known Australian musicians discovered their songs were included without permission in large collections of music used to train artificial intelligence (AI) tools. They worry that using their creative work this way ignores their rights and takes away their control over how their art is used.Key Facts
- A tool from The Atlantic showed millions of songs used in AI training datasets, including works by Kylie Minogue, Nick Cave, Powderfinger, and others.
- Musicians like Paul Dempsey, Bernard Fanning, and Darren Hayes found their entire music catalogues included without their consent.
- The datasets contain millions of tracks gathered mainly from YouTube and lyrics websites.
- Using songs for AI training can violate artists’ rights and bypass negotiated agreements or payments.
- APRA AMCOS, a music licensing group, says this practice amounts to theft of creative work.
- Some AI companies may not actually use all the songs in their training, but inclusion in datasets raises legal and ethical concerns.
- Australia’s intellectual property laws require permission and payment when copyrighted work is used, but tech companies have pushed for exceptions.
- The Australian government recently rejected proposed changes that would have allowed AI use of content without paying creators.
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