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WTF now?! #38 – Thursday 4–Wednesday 10 June 2026

AI are eyeing off IPOs while government AI regulatory responses are under fire and a global call to recognise human creativity is calling for signatories.

17h ago·3 min read·458 words

Questions the next National Cultural Policy should address on AI, creative practice, copyright and IP

Photographer and digital media artist Teddy Horton and arts marketing consultant Elliott Bledsoe ask lots of questions about the arts and AI.

May 25·16 min read·3109 words

WTF now?! #35 – Thursday 14–Wednesday 20 May 2026

Compliance and complacency in arts leadership called out but will calls for change be heard? Australia’s public and education lending rights scheme have been updated. And community radio is the unsung…

May 20·3 min read·418 words

Been briefed – Relational Futures report, Bronwyn Carlson and Tamkia Worrell

Indigneous researchers Distinguished Professor Bronwyn Carlson and Tamika Worrell provide insights on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement with AI.

May 11·1 min read·31 words

WTF now?! #31 – Thursday 16–Wednesday 22 April 2026

Much ado about music this week with 2SER at risk, Live Nation declared a monopolist in the US and indie venues in the UK calling for transparency from the music collecting society.

Apr 22·1 min read·41 words

Been briefed – Australian orphan works scheme in the Copyright Amendment Bill 2026

Yesterday Australia passed the Copyright Amendment Bill 2026, bringing with it a long-awaited scheme to activate orphan works. Get across it with this briefing.

Apr 1·1 min read·37 words

A new orphan works scheme is coming to Australia

The Copyright Amendment Bill 2026 passed in the Senate yesterday. This new Act will introduce a limited liability scheme to activate productive and creative reuse of orphan works in Australia, ending …

Apr 1·1 min read·47 words

WTF now?! #27 – Thursday 19–Wednesday 25 March 2026

There was so much that happened this week! Australia is developing its next National Cultural Policy, strategies to get Australians reading recreationally were suggested, Anthropic shared results from…

Mar 25·5 min read·819 words

Been briefed – Towards a new National Cultural Policy Public Consultation Paper, Australian Government

Australia is consulting on the next National Cultural Policy. The new policy will continue the pillars in Revive, the current policy, while seeking to update them in response to a changing environment…

Mar 24·1 min read·50 words

Been briefed – What 81,000 people want from AI, Anthropic

Claude interviewed 80,508 users about their hopes for, experiences of and concerns with AI.

Mar 23·1 min read·24 words

WTF now?! #26 – Thursday 12–Wednesday 18 March 2026

There was no rigour to DOGE cuts to Humanities grants, Anthropic is leaning in to AI ethics and public benefit and AI companies realise they have to make the open source infrastructure behind the inte…

Mar 18·1 min read·46 words

AI buying AI: Big Tech has been on an AI spending spree

Q1 2026 was acquisition crazy in AI! Anthropic, OpenAI, Netflix, Canva, Accenture, MyFitnessPal and more have been buying up other AI players.

Mar 10·1 min read·34 words

WTF now?! #24 – Thursday 26 February–Wednesday 4 March 2026

OpenAI's Department of War contract throws the spotlight on AI and military use in light of the US–Israel war with Iran. Paramount has pipped Netflix to buyout Warner Bros. Live Nation and Ticketmaste…

Mar 4·1 min read·49 words