Australian Authors’ Sentiment on Generative AI

This report presents the findings of a survey of 419 Australian authors and illustrators. It explores their attitudes towards generative AI, including views on the use of creative works to train AI tools, their own use of generative AI in professional practice, their understanding of how these tools work, and their perspectives on the potential for labour displacement in the creative industries. Uniquely, it provides insight into whether authors and illustrators consent to their works being used to train generative AI systems, distinguishing between existing and future works, and the minimum amount of compensation they require for such use.