The use of copyrighted material to help train artificial intelligence models is the subject of a newly launched Government consultation as part of plans to drive innovation in AI and extra revenue for the creative sector.
A lack of clarity around whether it is right and fair that copyright material be used to train the models that are powering the new waves of AI tools has sparked debate around the world, with legal cases launched by firms and individuals in the creative industry over what they argue is unlicensed use of their material.
