UK Govt consultation on AI and Copyright — TIME SENSITIVE

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Hi everyone.

With apologies for the short deadline, but I’ve only just seen this (thanks to Mrs Pigfender, who told me about it).

The UK Govt has an open consultation on its plans to regulate AI and copyright, and I believe they should hear views on this from as wide as possible; not just the kind of individuals likely to be notified and directly invited to contribute who are heavily invested in the tech / AI industry or the corporate side of publishing.

This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.

The deadline is this Tuesday (25th February) — again, apologies. The consultation period has been open for a while, but as I note above, I’ve only just found it.

You can read the consultation documents, which include the various options being considered, and then respond online via a survey if so inclined by following this link:

I have strong opinions on both AI and copyright — you may have seen me talk about some of them on this forum. Please consider responding to this consultation whether you agree with my opinions or not, as the decisions made now will have a large and lasting impact on us as writers and artists from the UK and the rest of the world.

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Tagging @KB @kewms @AmberV as, with apologies, I’m conscious that this could become a charged thread (as other AI posts have).

As a reminder to all that, despite the fact that I might seem like part of the furniture at times, I don’t work here and certainly don’t speak for anyone but myself. I’d be grateful if — if you do post here in this thread — to keep it respectful of others and their views. And a second reminder: posting here is not a substitute to responding to the Consultation.

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The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) have provided a guidance page. Note that although there are 50-odd questions, you are not required to complete all of them.

Someone has provided some template response that might be useful to guide your own.

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It so happens that John Naughton’s piece in The Grauniad this week is on this topic, and thus a useful backgrounder.

(For non-Brits: John Naughton is a veteran tech journalist, who now works at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH).)