Kylie Minogue songs already used to train AI as tech firms ‘strong-arm’ Australian government, music body warns
2026-10-19 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
AI companies already gobbled up Kylie Minogue's and Nick Cave's music for training without paying a cent, and now they're strong-arming Australia into weakening copyright laws to make it legal. The global music rights body warns Australia is the only country actually considering caving to Big Tech's lobbying blitz. Nothing says 'innovation' like training on someone's art and then rewriting the law so you don't have to pay for it.