Australians are worried about the rise of AI, and they have every right to be.

The work of our creative and media workforce is being stolen to train AI – which is then being used to undercut and replace them. This theft is threatening the very existence of Australian arts, media, and culture.

A survey of our members in the creative and media industries found that 71% are extremely concerned about the loss of human-led creativity.

At the same time, AI has turbocharged the proliferation of scams, deepfakes, disinformation and harmful content, whilst the big AI developers like Amazon and Meta are doing nothing to stop it.

That’s why 69% of MEAA members strongly agree that greater government intervention is needed to regulate AI.

Who will tell Australian stories if there are no artists, actors, journalists, or writers? Australians need to be able to trust that the news they read, the film and television they watch, and the music they listen to has been produced by artists and journalists whose work has not been compromised by AI. 

That’s why we’re campaigning for comprehensive policies to regulate AI through an Australian AI Act and for a levy on big tech developers who must be made to pay for the work they’ve stolen to train AI.

We need your help to send our representatives in Parliament a message that this is a once in a generation opportunity to protect our arts, media and culture from AI.

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