Anthropic boss makes big call on Australian copyright as artists say pay up

The billionaire boss of artificial intelligence behemoth Anthropic says he is not trying to convince Australia to change its mind on protecting the copyright of musicians, writers and other artists. Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has also declared a “sophisticated” tax to ensure the profits generated by AI that would once have gone to a human workforce are still shared fairly in society is inevitable. Mr Amodei took part in a wide-ranging conversation on stage at the Anthropic Futures Forum held at Parliament House today as part of a broader charm offensive by the company, which is now turning its…