--- title: ABC tells Australian AI inquiry its content has likely... description: Australia's ABC told a parliamentary AI inquiry it likely has had its content scraped by AI companies without conclusive proof, and argued current copyright... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/abc-tells-australian-ai-inquiry-its-content-has-likely-been-scraped-k7bbsugjb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: ABC tells Australian AI inquiry its content has likely been scraped | daily.dev og:description: Australia's ABC told a parliamentary AI inquiry it likely has had its content scraped by AI companies without conclusive proof, and argued current copyright... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/abc-tells-australian-ai-inquiry-its-content-has-likely-been-scraped-k7bbsugjb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/k7bbsugjB.png og:image:alt: ABC tells Australian AI inquiry its content has likely been scraped og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # ABC tells Australian AI inquiry its content has likely been scraped **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Australia's ABC told a parliamentary AI inquiry it likely has had its content scraped by AI companies without conclusive proof, and argued current copyright law already works because AI firms can simply license content. The broadcaster, through head of content and legal operations Kate Gilchrist, opposed a proposed opt-out model that would shift the burden to rights holders to object site by site. The Australian government has already ruled out a blanket copyright exception for AI training. OpenAI and Anthropic also appeared before the same committee, pushing Australia to relax copyright rules, while Anthropic denied any breach of Australian government systems tied to an earlier OpenAI agent Hugging Face hack. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Has the ABC confirmed that AI companies scraped its content to train models? No conclusive evidence exists, but the ABC's head of content and legal operations said it is likely her organization's content has been scraped by AI companies. She told a parliamentary inquiry in Sydney that current copyright law already works for AI because firms can purchase licenses from content owners rather than needing a copyright carve-out. _Developers following AI training data and copyright disputes can track policy shifts like this on daily.dev._ ### What is an opt-out model for AI copyright and why does the ABC oppose it? An opt-out model would let AI firms use content for training unless the owner explicitly objects, shifting the burden onto rights holders. The ABC's Kate Gilchrist argued against this before an Australian parliamentary inquiry, saying the broadcaster cannot search the entire web to opt out on every site, and favors licensing deals instead. _Anyone weighing how AI training data policy affects content ownership can follow debates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [ABC and SBS want AI companies to pay for Australian news](https://daily.dev/posts/abc-and-sbs-want-ai-companies-to-pay-for-australian-news-g1txa7ffi) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Anthropic and OpenAI ask Australia to ease its ban on AI training with local content](https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-and-openai-ask-australia-to-ease-its-ban-on-ai-training-with-local-content-7rqe6vm78) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [UK campaigners who beat AI copyright plan warn Australia](https://daily.dev/posts/uk-campaigners-who-beat-ai-copyright-plan-warn-australia-abufuny0d) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [UK backs off default AI training on copyrighted material](https://daily.dev/posts/uk-backs-off-default-ai-training-on-copyrighted-material-hoegljpdt) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Australia AI copyright fight: creators vs datacentres](https://daily.dev/posts/australia-ai-copyright-fight-creators-vs-datacentres-onjvyag48) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#openai](https://daily.dev/tags/openai), [#anthropic](https://daily.dev/tags/anthropic) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/abc-tells-australian-ai-inquiry-its-content-has-likely-been-scraped-k7bbsugjb) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"ABC tells Australian AI inquiry its content has likely been scraped","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/abc-tells-australian-ai-inquiry-its-content-has-likely-been-scraped-k7bbsugjb","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/abc-tells-australian-ai-inquiry-its-content-has-likely-been-scraped-k7bbsugjb"},"datePublished":"2026-10-06T09:14:16.135Z","dateModified":"2026-10-06T09:14:34.997Z","description":"Australia's ABC told a parliamentary AI inquiry it likely has had its content scraped by AI companies without conclusive proof, and argued current copyright...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/2799c88028103b8e1632e240c056388d?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/2799c88028103b8e1632e240c056388d?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/abc-tells-australian-ai-inquiry-its-content-has-likely-been-scraped-k7bbsugjb","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"openai,anthropic","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"ABC tells Australian AI inquiry its content has likely been scraped"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/abc-tells-australian-ai-inquiry-its-content-has-likely-been-scraped-k7bbsugjb#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Has the ABC confirmed that AI companies scraped its content to train models?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"No conclusive evidence exists, but the ABC's head of content and legal operations said it is likely her organization's content has been scraped by AI companies. 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