Britain's artificial intelligence sector could be 'killed overnight' if tech companies are forced to ask artists for permission before using their work to train AI models, former Meta executive and ex-deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has warned.
Speaking at the Charleston Festival during a discussion about his forthcoming book, How to Save the Internet, Clegg's comments have ignited a fierce debate over AI's future and creative rights. After leaving Meta in January, where he served as president of global affairs since 2022, Clegg is once again at the centre of a national conversation—this time on the collision course between code and creativity.
