The rights of musicians and other creators should be prioritised over the rights of AI developers, according to a group comprised of British MPs from both major political parties. A committee of the British Parliament is putting pressure on the government to scrap proposals that would let creators of artificial intelligence to freely train their systems on pre-existing works of music, literature, and art. These plans would be available to developers. The Culture, Media, and Sport Committee issued a warning on August 30 in a report that the government’s original plan to exempt text and data mining by AI from copyright protections.
“Risks reducing arts and cultural production to mere ‘inputs’ in AI development,” and demonstrates a “clear lack of understanding” for the needs of the United Kingdom’s creators. The report was issued in response to the government’s original plan to exempt text and data mining by AI from copyright protections. According to the findings of the report, the government of the United Kingdom, which is presently led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, an advocate for artificial intelligence, needs to make efforts to “regain the trust” of creative sectors as a result of its “abortive attempt” to offer exemptions for AI developers.
In light of the rapid development of generative AI, the committee, which is comprised of 11 members of the British parliament from different political parties, has urged Sunak to strengthen rights for artists so that their likeness can be preserved. In a press release that accompanied the committee’s report, the chair of the committee, Dame Caroline Dinenage, stated that “the chorus of warnings from musicians, authors, and artists about the real and lasting harm [and] failure to protect intellectual property in a world where the influence of AI is growing should be enough for Ministers to sit up and take notice.”
In its report, the committee came to the conclusion that all three parts of the government “need to better understand the impact of AI, and technology more broadly, on the creative industries and be able to defend their interests consistently.” It would appear that the committee is not the only one concerned about this matter. In July of the previous year, Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, the CEO of UK Music, which is Britain’s largest commercial music advocacy group, referred to the government’s present stance as a “green light to music laundering.” UK Music is Britain’s largest commercial music advocacy organization
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