asauthors.bsky.social
The national peak organisation promoting and protecting the professional interests of Australia's authors and illustrators since 1963.
👤 Joined on 17 November 2024
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@asauthors.bsky.socialOK, so I've just finished my very first Literary Speed Dating with @asauthors.bsky.social with two potential publishers What an experience that was! First one was great. Second one was 'Hello Anxiety...I see you're joining us for this call'. Ugh! Let's see what happens, but as for the first time, 😌
Show PostLove the Australian push against #AI mass theft: “There is nothing less sovereign than rewriting our laws to suit foreign company commercial interests, done the way that big AI is proposing. It will devastate the music industry & make Australia a pariah for rights holders globally.” #spéirghorm
Show Post"Look if we have to actually pay to make our product, we'd never be able to do it!" Is certainly a truthful statement for a set of companies looking to take in more investment dollars than the entire history of capitalism. I shouldn't have to pay to use any AI software, by their logic.
Show PostAnthropic already agreed to pay around $1.5B to settle a similar authors' case in the US over training data. So 'impossible to pay' doesn't quite hold up, they just don't want it as the default elsewhere.
Show PostThis is a leak of a proposal and not set in stone. The ASA is currently providing feedback on this proposal. We know it’s inadequate & are saying so. More to come! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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