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UK proposes letting tech firms use copyrighted work to train AI
Consultation suggests opt-out scheme for creatives who don’t want their work used by Google, OpenAI and others
Campaigners for the protection of the rights of creatives have criticised a UK government proposal to let artificial intelligence companies train their algorithms on their works under a new copyright exemption.
Book publishers said the proposal put out for consultation on Tuesday was “entirely untested and unevidenced” while Beeban Kidron, a crossbench peer campaigning to protect artists’ and creatives’ rights, said she was “very disappointed”.
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UK proposes letting tech firms use copyrighted work to train AI
Consultation suggests opt-out scheme for creatives who don’t want their work used by Google, OpenAI and others
Campaigners for the protection of the rights of creatives have criticised a UK government proposal to let artificial intelligence companies train their algorithms on their works under a new copyright exemption.
Book publishers said the proposal put out for consultation on Tuesday was “entirely untested and unevidenced” while Beeban Kidron, a crossbench peer campaigning to protect artists’ and creatives’ rights, said she was “very disappointed”.
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