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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Will Durrant

AI copyright rules ‘threaten to rip rug from under’ artists, warns MP

Easing copyright rules for AI developers “threatens to rip the rug from under our prized sector”, James Frith MP warned (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Wire)

Proposed copyright rules for AI models have left creators “alarmed”, a Labour MP who once played Glastonbury has warned.

James Frith, a former member of the band Finka, warned ministers that their plan to let artificial intelligence models mine text and data “threatens to rip the rug from under” artists.

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