Australian Media Companies Want AI Firms to Pay for News Content

Tuesday, 21 July, 10:16 pm

Wednesday, 22 July, 7:20 am

Hugh Marks, Alessandra Galloni, and Matt Stanton talked about AI in journalism.

In short:

Big Australian media companies want AI firms to pay for using their news and culture.

The ABC says an AI company called Anthropic wants to use its audio and video.

Alessandra Galloni said AI can help journalism, but original reporting must be paid for.

Australian media companies want AI firms to pay for using their news and culture without permission.

The ABC is talking to Anthropic about using its audio and video.

The heads of big Australian media companies talked about AI.

They talked about AI in journalism and other topics.

Hugh Marks said journalism is a public good that must be protected.

He said AI companies should pay Australian media companies to use their content.

Jane Palfreyman said news companies should not let AI firms use their news for free.

Hugh Marks said AI developers should pay for Australian news content.

Michael Miller said AI companies know they are taking a risk by using Australian content without paying.

Matt Stanton said his company's deal with Microsoft's AI tool is good for both sides.

He said Nine's decision to cut jobs was not directly because of AI.

Pay for news

Alessandra Galloni said news companies should set rules for AI firms using their content.

What will a good news company look like with AI?

Alessandra Galloni said journalism is still the best source of reliable news.

She said 10% of people use chatbots to get news.

Alessandra Galloni said publishers should make deals with AI firms to get paid.

She said the Prime Minister promised to protect Australian writers and journalists.

Using AI

Alessandra Galloni said news companies should help people understand AI.

Reuters uses AI to help reporters find information and translate news.

AI helped Reuters investigate thousands of social media posts and documents.

Experts welcomed the ABC's plans to use AI responsibly.

Reuters uses AI to produce headlines and summaries.

But Reuters only publishes AI-produced news after a journalist reviews it.

Alessandra Galloni said AI can make mistakes and hallucinate.

She said AI is not good at understanding nuance and context.

Alessandra Galloni said even with AI, reporting is still valuable.

Reuters has many journalists around the world.

Alessandra Galloni said tech companies do not understand original journalism.

Share what works

Alessandra Galloni said news companies should share what they learn about AI.

She said it is their responsibility to help people understand AI.

The Andrew Olle lecture started in 1996.

The lecture is about the future of journalism and raises money for charity.

Many famous people have given the lecture.

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