Government released a report yesterday that confirmed they’re backtracking on their original stance (which was clearly weighted in favour of Big Tech).
For those that didn’t tune into the big announcement, here’s your breakdown 👇
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✅ They’ve dropped the plan for a broad “opt-out” exception that would have allowed AI companies to train on creatives’ work by default (hugely positive news, this was the big issue that would have had a major knock on effect).
🧑⚖️ Instead of creating new laws or adjusting existing ones, they’re waiting for more evidence and watching how the courts handle current lawsuits (in theory it’s good, but wishy washy imo).
💎 There is a major push for “input transparency,” meaning AI developers should be forced to reveal exactly what data they used for training and is intended to give creatives the info they need to enforce their rights if work is used without permission.
🪚 They’ve suggested getting rid of copyright protection for creative work made entirely by AI.
💁They are exploring a new “personality right” to stop people from stealing your voice or face with AI (AT LAST, SOME COMMON SENSE).
🧩 General consensus is that current laws are a patchwork and don’t give people enough control over their own digital likeness.
🔎 New standards are being developed to label AI-generated content so audiences can tell the difference between a creatives’ work and an AI-generated work.
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Still some ambiguity about what will happen, but at least the government is now stating they are intending to protect the creative industries from an AI massacre. It’s not a complete win, but we’re looking in the right direction now.”
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