UK Parliament Opts Not to Hold AI Companies Accountable over Copyright Material

UK Parliament opts not to hold AI companies accountable over copyright material

Ministers in the House of Commons have blocked an amendment in a data bill that would've forced AI firms to disclose the use of copyrighted materials when training models. This was done using an arcane parliamentary procedure.

Some advisors rage against the machine learning

When it comes to certain AI tools — like those for content creation — concerns over copyright infringement, bland outputs and more have led some financial advisors to eschew the technology.

channelnews : UK Government Blocks AI Copyright Transparency Rules, Sparking Creative Industry Backlash

The UK government has quashed a proposed amendment to its Data Bill that would have forced AI companies to disclose whether they use copyrighted material in training their models – a move that’s ignited fury from artists, publishers and digital rights advocates. The amendment passed in the House of Lords last week but was stripped...

Data Bill ping pong continues as government says ‘financial privilege’ trumps AI transparency

The ongoing game of parliamentary ping pong between the House Of Commons and House Of Lords over amendments to the controversial Data Bill continues, with the government employing what The Guardian calls “an arcane parliamentary procedure” to get AI transparency measures proposed by the Lords removed from the bill for a second time.Both the Commons and the Lords must vote in favour of the bill for it to become law, and the legislation is now in …

Ministers invoke 1678 law to block AI copyright protest - DecisionMarketing

The Government has been accused of abandoning the creative sector after ministers used a parliamentary procedure dating from 1678 to block a third attempt to force tech companies to disclose which copyrighted material has been used to train their AI models. First tabled by Baroness Beeban Kidron and passed by the Lords late last year, the changes were then removed by the Government during the committee stage of the legislation in the Commons in …