Paul McCartney and Dua Lipa call on the UK to pass AI copyright transparency law
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Summary
An open letter backed by a host of UK-based creative artists and industry figures has supported an amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill that would force AI firms to reveal the sources of the data used to train their algorithms.
The letter’s organisers, including filmmaker Beeban Kidron, believe the amendment is necessary to protect copyright and ensure creatives are rewarded for their work being used to train AI products.
Those who signed the letter warned that failing to enforce copyright would undermine the UK’s economic and creative status, as well as its ability to govern and benefit from AI technology.
Despite passing in the House of Lords, the amendment faces an uncertain future as the UK government has pushed back against the plans and the bill will return to the House of Commons, where its future could be decided.