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August 17, 2025 58 mins

“I’m concerned that AI and big tech – well, big tech with AI – has gone into a full-court press… particularly on the federal system...I’m concerned that without thinking it through clearly enough, policy makers won’t essentially subject the slogans to sufficient scrutiny.”

 

This week on Burning Platforms, we recorded our special briefing for cultural creators and those who value their work to discuss Big Tech’s push to mine our culture.

Our panel discusses:

  • How AI large language models have been built on the theft of the work of musicians, writers journalists and artists.

  • What the productivity Commission’s proposal to give AI companies a ‘right to mine data’ will do to Australian performers

  • How creatives and citizens can resist the attacks from AI

 

Featuring:

  • AI expert and author Professor Toby Walsh

  • Midnight Oil front man Peter Garrett

  • Digital Rights Watch chair Lizzie O’Shea

  • Australian Writers Guild CEO Claire Pullen

To discuss the issues raised in this episode join us in the Democracy Sandpit - https://civility.bettermode.io/welcome

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