Lords warn AI copyright changes could harm creative sector

UK Government Looks to Allow AI Firms to Use Copyright-Protected without Owner’s Consent, Drawing Ire from Artists

For the past two months, the UK government has been consulting on a legal overhaul of its intellectual property laws, with a particular focus on AI.

Lords warn AI copyright changes could harm creative sector

: House of Lords committee says ministers must not trade a £124B sector for promises of future tech growth

UK Lords warn of AI impact on creative industries

A report, AI, copyright and the creative industries, from the Communications and Digital Committee of the UK House of Lords, has warned of the threats posed to creative industries by AI. The report notes that generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems can now produce imitations of creative material in seconds. These capabilities depend on training models […]

UK Lords Demand AI Limits to Protect Creative Jobs

A House of Lords committee is urging the UK government to impose stricter limits on how AI companies use copyrighted material, arguing that the country should not trade away its creative industries for uncertain AI gains. The warning comes from a new report that puts copyright, transparency, and licensing at the center of the UK’s AI debate, as pressure grows on governments to decide how generative AI should be trained on books, music, journalis…

House of Lords Report Would Undercut UK AI Development: Banning Foreign-Trained AI Damages UK’s Leadership in Innovation

The House of Lords’ Communications and Digital Committee released a report today on copyright and AI that, if adopted, would significantly damage the UK’s AI ambitions. The report amplifies the false narrative that technology and creativity are at odds, and that existing rights holders must be compensated by AI companies for changing industry dynamics.   “This report takes a self-defeating approach to generative AI that would undercut the UK’s l…

House of Lords committee says GenAI poses “substantial material risks” to UK creators

A new report warns that weakening the UK’s ‘gold standard’ copyright framework will create “predictable harms” for rights holders, without significantly expanding the country’s AI sector.