ARTIFICIAL intelligence firms should not be handed “free rein” to rip off British creative work, top industry bosses warn.
Media leaders say the plans would hamper fair licensing and create chaos in the £125billion creative sector.
The government wants to update copyright laws so that technology companies can teach their AI robots by granting them unrestricted access to movies, television shows, radio programs, and news articles unless content creators specifically decline.
In a letter to Technology Secretary Peter Kyle, leaders slammed claims the UK would fall behind on AI if there are restrictions.
It was signed by MPs and bosses from NewsUK, The Guardian, Warner Music and Channel 4,
They said: “Very few countries have given free rein for AI developers to use copyright works without permission.”
Critics believe that this strategy by the government might endanger the development of the creative sectors, emphasizing that agreements are forming naturally without governmental involvement.
Celebrities like Sir Elton John, Simon Cowell, Sir Paul McCartney, as well as all significant UK newspapers, have called on the government to abandon its proposal to modify copyright regulations.
They said the focus should be on transparency, not on rewriting copyright laws, arguing: “Transparency is key to assisting those licensing discussions.”
Creatives warned against making the UK an easy target for AI firms looking to exploit copyrighted material.
