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Australian musicians sound warning note after Nick Cave, Kylie and many more slurped into AI training tool

The Guardian · Jun 26, 2026, 1:09 AM

Key takeaways

  • Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue are among Australian artists reportedly found in datasets used to train artificial intelligence.
  • Prefer the Guardian on GooglePaul Dempsey and Bernard Fanning are among big-name Australian musicians upset that their original songs have been found in datasets used to train artificial intelligence.
  • A dataset search tool recently created by US publication The Atlantic reveals millions of creative works have been scraped from the internet to train the disruptive technology.

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Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue are among Australian artists reportedly found in datasets used to train artificial intelligence. Photograph: Dave Tonge/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue are among Australian artists reportedly found in datasets used to train artificial intelligence. Photograph: Dave Tonge/Getty Images Culture Australian musicians sound warning note after Nick Cave, Kylie and many more slurped into AI training tool ‘It’s all just rendered useless’ Something For Kate’s Paul Dempsey says as AI scrapes millions of songs to learn how to make music

Prefer the Guardian on GooglePaul Dempsey and Bernard Fanning are among big-name Australian musicians upset that their original songs have been found in datasets used to train artificial intelligence.

A dataset search tool recently created by US publication The Atlantic reveals millions of creative works have been scraped from the internet to train the disruptive technology.

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