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When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer 26 July 2026 at 16:00

When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer

26 July 2026 at 16:00

Journalist and author Cory Doctorow is coming to Australia to spread his message – humans will take their jobs back

When the AI bubble bursts, executives who enthusiastically replaced their staff with AI tools will learn that it takes a “really long time” to replace those lost skills, says Cory Doctorow, a science fiction author and journalist.

But those in creative fields should also be warned not to put all their faith in copyright as the best way to safeguard their work, Doctorow warns, just one week after the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, promised to ramp up protection against AI companies who refuse to pay.

The Guardian - Technology
Harry Potter publisher to receive millions in Anthropic copyright settlement 22 July 2026 at 14:28

Harry Potter publisher to receive millions in Anthropic copyright settlement

The Guardian - Technology

By: Dan Milmo and Mark Sweney

22 July 2026 at 14:28

Bloomsbury has 14,087 titles listed in agreement between AI startup and authors over use of their work

The publisher of Harry Potter has received a multimillion-pound payout as a beneficiary of a $1.5bn (£1.12bn) copyright settlement between the AI startup Anthropic and thousands of authors over the use of their protected work to power chatbots.

Bloomsbury, which is home to the bestselling novelists Sarah J Maas and Susanna Clarke as well as JK Rowling, said it had 14,087 titles listed within the settlement, with a proposed compensation of about $3,000 a title.

NYT - Technology
How a Teacher Revived Backyard Baseball 13 July 2026 at 17:28

How a Teacher Revived Backyard Baseball

NYT - Technology

By: Alessandra Schade

13 July 2026 at 17:28

Backyard Baseball, a favorite game for 1990s kids, had been off the market for years. But Lindsay Barnett was determined.

The Guardian - Technology
AI companies want to water down Australia’s copyright laws. Artists are outraged, Labor is split 11 July 2026 at 21:00

AI companies want to water down Australia’s copyright laws. Artists are outraged, Labor is split

The Guardian - Technology

By: Dan Jervis-Bardy and Josh Butler

11 July 2026 at 21:00

Anthony Albanese will deliver a landmark speech on AI this week as MPs are torn between attracting datacentre investment and protecting the rights of creatives

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When Anna Funder stood before a pack of journalists at Parliament House this month, she presented herself not just as a writer but also a “victim of crime”.

The Stasiland author was using the analogy to illustrate how technology companies have flagrantly “hoovered up” her literary works for their own profit.