(MENAFN) The Australian government has definitively rejected proposals to exempt technology firms from copyright regulations for artificial intelligence training purposes, a decision that could impact billions in potential economic growth.

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland announced Sunday evening that forthcoming copyright law revisions will not permit developers to harvest protected creative content for AI language model development.

"There are no plans to weaken copyright protections when it comes to AI," she said.

Speaking with an Australian broadcasting agency Monday, Rowland emphasized the policy safeguards fair compensation for the nation's creative workforce.

The declaration follows an August interim assessment from the Productivity Commission (PC)—the government's autonomous advisory entity on economic, social and environmental matters—cautioning that stringent AI regulation could stifle the country's economic expansion.

The PC analysis, requested by Treasurer Jim Chalmers, projected AI integration could inject 116-billion-Australian-dollar (75.8-billion-U.S.-dollar) value into the national economy over ten years, and recommended implementing a copyright carve-out.

Rowland indicated the government's copyright and AI reference group would convene during the next 48 hours to explore alternative approaches addressing legal complexities presented by artificial intelligence technology.

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