The UK House of Lords Denies the Government's AI Bill for 'State Sanctioned Theft' of Copyrighted Data for the Fourth Time

Peers stand firm as data reforms 'ping pong' continues - DecisionMarketing

The House of Lords has once again voted in favour of adding copyright protections to the Data (Use & Access) Bill – the fourth time the Government has been challenge on the issue – as the proposed legislation continues to “ping pong” between the Lords and the Commons. First tabled by Baroness Beeban Kidron and passed by the Lords late last year, the changes were then removed by the Government during the committee stage of the legislation in the …

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The UK House of Lords denies the government's AI bill for 'state sanctioned theft' of copyrighted data for the fourth time

The UK and US governments seem aligned on letting AI do whatever it wants.

Ministers offer concessions on AI and copyright to avoid fifth Lords defeat – The Guardian – OPUS IP

Ministers offer concessions on AI and copyright to avoid fifth Lords defeat  The Guardian