Who Wants to Be a Neo-Luddite? I Do.

John Pane writes about reclaiming the term “Luddite” in the AI age.
Feeding the Machine: How Copyright Became a Weapon Against AI Training

EFA intern Sara Doczi on AI training and copyright law.
Data Centres Are Coming to Your Backyard – And No One Asked You

EFA intern Maya Layish writes about the race to build AI infrastructure in Australia.
EFA’s Response to Albo’s Shiny New Plan on AI and Data Centres

In July 2026, Prime Minister Albanese announced a shift from voluntary technology guidelines to a mandatory legislative framework. EFA has mixed opinions.
Electronic Frontiers Australia Condemns Meta’s New ‘Muse’ AI Traffic in Australian Likenesses via Deceptive Dark Patterns

Electronic Frontiers Australia has issued an urgent warning to Australian social media users following the rollout of Meta’s latest AI tool, ‘Muse Image’. The feature routinely exploits public Instagram accounts by allowing anyone to co-opt and alter a person’s facial likeness using a simple text tag, without prior consent or subsequent notification. EFA strongly condemns […]
