Australia's attorney-general ruled out reform allowing AI models to train for free on creative work. Photo: Robert McGrath/AAP PHOTOS

Artists welcome Labor's decision to rule out copyright law changes that would have allowed tech giants to mine creative works to train artificial intelligence.

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The exemption, which was floated by the Productivity Commission in August, would have made it legal for AI companies to scrape content without paying the creator.

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland sunk the proposition on Monday in a moved hailed by artists, authors and media companies as a win

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