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U.K. Government’s AI Plans Dealt Fresh Blow in Move Backed by Elton John, Dua Lipa and Others
The U.K. government's plans to allow artificial intelligence firms to use copyrighted work, including music, have been dealt another setback.
An amendment to the data bill which required AI companies to disclose the copyrighted works their models are trained on was backed by peers in the upper chamber of U.K. Parliament, despite government opposition. Prior to the vote, over 400 British musicians including Elton John, Paul McCartney, Dua Lipa, Coldplay, Kate Bush and more signed an open letter calling on U.K. prime minister Sir Keir Starmer to update copyright laws to protect their work from AI companies. Sophie Jones, chief strategist office for the BPI, said: “The House of Lords has once again taken the right decision by voting to establish vital transparency obligations for AI companies.
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