British celebrities beat AI companies lobbying to get free use of their work. They have a warning for Australia
2026-09-27 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
British celebrities successfully fought off AI companies' lobbying to freely scrape their creative works, and now they're warning Australia not to fall for the same trick. Turns out when you ask Kylie Minogue if AI should steal her songs for free, the answer is predictably not 'I should be so lucky.' AI companies once again shocked to discover that 'just let us have everything for nothing' isn't a compelling legal argument.