APRA AMCOS, SOCAN Pledge to Work Closely on Shaping ‘Rules of The AI Era’

SYDNEY — Australia and Canada, those middle-power nations who might together play an important role in a disrupted world order, are ideally-placed to shape the path for creative economies in the AI age. That’s the line from APRA AMCOS and SOCAN, whose leaders on Friday, March 6 shared a joint statement on the creative industries and artificial intelligence.

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Among the topics of discussion, the challenges facing both countries “ in a deteriorating geostrategic environment ,” getting business done, and planning for a future as “strategic cousins,” a comment Carney made during his address to federal parliament. Outside of the conventional halls of power, APRA AMCOS this week hosted the CISAC board of directors meeting in Sydney, a gathering that included SOCAN CEO Jennifer Brown.

“Australia and Canada are already recognized as leaders in education, innovation, critical minerals and in the strength of their democratic institutions,” reads a statement signed by SOCAN’s Brown and APRA AMCOS CEO Dean Ormston . “We believe this moment presents a unique opportunity to add another pillar: a framework for AI development that treats cultural wealth as a sovereign asset alongside those strengths, that brings creators into genuine partnership with technology, and that the rest of the world can look to as a model.”