- Just 3% of public respondents supported the UK government's preferred copyright plan for AI training
- Over 88% want AI developers to get explicit permission before using copyrighted work
- Creators across the UK are pushing back hard against opt-out schemes they say undermine their rights
When the UK government launched a public consultation on AI and copyright in early 2025, it likely didn’t expect to receive a near-unanimous dressing-down. But of the roughly 10,000 responses submitted through its official “Citizen Space” platform, just 3% supported the government’s preferred policy for regulating how AI uses copyrighted material for training. A massive 88% backed a stricter approach focused on rights-holders.
