AI Copyright Lines Drawn

By the Orchestra editors · 4 min read

TL;DR

Albanese draws a hard line on AI copyright, promises strongest protections for Australian creatives
New Office of AI and data centre laws incoming, though details remain thin
Microsoft uses AI to find a record 570 security vulnerabilities in one Patch Tuesday
Suno hack reveals mass scraping of YouTube, Deezer and Genius for AI music training

Australian Tech

Albanese: AI training without consent is 'theft'

The PM vowed Australia will legislate the "strongest possible protections" for creatives against AI training on their work without consent. He also announced a new Office of AI inside his own department to coordinate national standards, plus upcoming laws forcing data centre operators to underwrite new power supply and cut water use.

NSW hands $1M in grants to 22 startups

The latest round of the NSW MVP Ventures Program awarded grants of up to $75,000 each across 22 early-stage startups building minimum viable products.

WA critical minerals plant gets tri-government backing

Alcoa greenlit a Western Australian project that could produce up to 10% of global gallium supply, backed by Australian, US and Japanese government funding as part of efforts to counter China's market dominance.

AI · Worldwide

Suno hack exposes mass YouTube scraping

A hacker used stolen employee credentials to access Suno's source code, revealing the AI music generator scraped millions of songs and lyrics from YouTube Music, Deezer and Genius. The findings land while Suno already faces copyright lawsuits over its training data.

Microsoft patches record 570 vulnerabilities with AI help

July's Patch Tuesday resolved a record number of security flaws across Microsoft's product line. The company credited its own AI tools with helping discover many of the vulnerabilities, a useful signal for security teams planning their patch cycles.