Who owns art created inside video games?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of AI on jobs, ownership of art created in video games, and the resurgence of wired headphones.

There's a fresh wave of headlines claiming that AI is eating the workforce whole, and that the only way to have a job is to become the person who builds the robots. Is this a reasonable assumption? Or has "AI-washing" just become the most convenient way to excuse a restructure? Plus, a genuine artistic community has grown around taking photos in video games. Who owns those creations? And, wired headphones are back? Wired headphone revenue jumped 20 percent in the first six weeks of 2026. Why? GUESTS: Kath Albury -- Professor of Technology at Swinburne University, and Associate Investigator at the ARC Centre for Excellence In Automated Decision Making and Society. Mark Serrels -- Editorial Director at Choice and co-founder of Continue Magazine. This episode was produced on the lands of the Burramattagal people.

People in this episode

Guests: Kath Albury, Mark Serrels

Topics covered

• AI and workforce
• art in video games
• ownership of digital creations
• wired headphones
• technology trends

Keywords

• AI
• art ownership
• video games
• wired headphones
• technology
• workforce
• digital art

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Swinburne University, ARC Centre for Excellence In Automated Decision Making and Society, Choice

Places: Burramattagal

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