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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say

Protesters hold signs reading 'Pull the Plug'
Protesters concerned with the development of AI gather in London with banners and placards for a demonstration organised by PauseAI UK. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

The UK’s creative industries must not be sacrificed in the pursuit of speculative gains in AI technology, a House of Lords committee has warned, as the government prepares to reveal the economic cost of proposals to change copyright rules.

A report by peers has urged ministers to develop a licensing regime for the use of creative works in AI products and abandon proposals to let tech firms use the work of novelists, artists, writers and journalists without permission.

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