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Australian Authors Reject AI Training Of Llama
Australian authors were furious that Meta had used a dataset of pirated books to train Llama, its latest AI model.
The problem of how to compensate people who contribute to the training of AIs has been around for 80 years.
— Bill Christensen (@Technovelgy) May 24, 2025
Science fiction writer Anthony Boucher wrote about giving royalties to the subjects of machine learning in 1943 - in his case, a bartender robot: pic.twitter.com/KIxmyvXHSp
Australian Authors' Sentiment on Generative AIIn late 2024, we surveyed over 400 members of the Australian Society of Authors, the national peak body for writers and illustrators. We asked about their use of AI, their understanding of how generative models are trained, and whether they would agree to their work being used for training—with or without compensation.
Seventy-nine percent said they would not allow their existing work to be used to train AI models, even if they were paid. Almost as many—77%—said the same about future work.
Among those open to payment, half expected at least $A1,000 per work. A small number nominated figures in the tens or hundreds of thousands.
But the dominant response, from both established and emerging authors, was a firm "no."
Read more about Royalties For Machine Learning Subjects from Anthony Boucher's 1943 story Q.U.R. You might also be interested in John Twelve Hawks' 2014 novel Spark, which describes replaced worker benefits.
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