The UK government has launched a consultation aimed at revising copyright laws to allow technology companies to use copyrighted materials for training artificial intelligence models. The proposal includes creating an exception to current copyright laws, which has drawn criticism from various stakeholders, including publishers and news organizations, who argue it could undermine their rights and fail to ensure adequate compensation for the use of their work. The consultation will explore balancing these interests, emphasizing transparency and trust between creators and tech firms as essential components of the new regulatory landscape.

Editor’s Note: The UK government’s proposal to allow tech firms to use copyrighted materials for AI training blurs the line between intellectual property and the creative commons. It risks devaluing creative work and disincentivizes artistic and intellectual endeavors.

The problem is that even without the UK proposal, artists are already being exploited, particularly by social media platforms that use original content from their users to train their AIs. In the case of Instagram, this happened without fair compensation and acknowledgment! [Read this, this and this for more information on this].

Why are governments so bent on making the human artist obsolete? [Here are more articles to help you understand the AI threat: It’s Time to Stop the Debate: Artificial Intelligence Advances, Level of Threat to Humanity Increases, Your Smart Devices Are Spying On You. Here’s How You Can Protect Your Privacy, AI is neither artificial nor intelligent].

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