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Lack of Copyright Reform Leaves UK Lagging in AI, Says Center for Data Innovation
LONDON-Following the UK government's Copyright and AI report-a report intended to offer a clear path forward for the UK on copyright law reforms, but which instead offered no proposal or timeline for reaching one-the Center for Data Innovation released the following statement from Policy Analyst Matthew Kilcoyne:
The UK will never achieve its AI ambitions if it does not reform its copyright law. Right now, the country remains one of the most restrictive major AI economies on copyright, limiting commercial AI training without permission from copyright owners. While taking more time to avoid a flawed policy is preferable to rushing into the wrong one, the current policy is unworkable for the long term. The government should introduce a broad text and data mining exception to allow commercial AI models to learn without unnecessary restrictions on their inputs and continue to protect creators by enforcing copyright protections for infringing outputs.Contact: Nicole Hinojosa, [email protected]
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