Google says AI systems should be able to mine publishers’ work unless companies opt out

The tech company's latest proposal about generative AI turns copyright law on its head, and could especially hurt smaller content creators, say experts

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Publishers should be able to opt out of having their works mined by generative artificial intelligence systems, according to Google, but the company has not said how such a system would work.

In its submission to the Australian government's review of the regulatory framework around AI, Google said that copyright law should be altered to allow for generative AI systems to scrape the internet.

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