AI companies are committing 'theft' on an 'industrial scale', claims Labour MP - who has written for TV series including New Tricks
1 month, 1 week ago

AI companies are committing 'theft' on an 'industrial scale', claims Labour MP - who has written for TV series including New Tricks

Daily Mail  

A Labour MP who has written for TV series including New Tricks said AI companies are committing 'theft' on an 'industrial scale', as she revealed her own work had been 'scraped'. Alison Hume is one of a number of Labour MPs raising concerns about the threat posed to creative industries by AI, amid accusations that the Government is pandering to tech giants. Alison Hume is one of a number of Labour MPs raising concerns about the threat posed to creative industries by AI, amid accusations that the Government is pandering to tech giants Technology Secretary Peter Kyle insisted the UK has an ability to support a ‘cutting-edge AI sector, with world-leading creative industries’. It comes as an award-winning film director said the Government's consultation on how copyright law should apply to AI has been 'fixed' in favour of big tech.

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Music labels’ copyright fight reflects broader challenges with Open AI
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Music labels’ copyright fight reflects broader challenges with Open AI

Live Mint  

The copyright suit filed by top music labels such as Saregama, T-Series and Sony, concerned about the unauthorized use of their sound recordings by Microsoft-backed Open AI, reflects the broader challenges posed to India’s music business. OpenAI’s use of copyrighted music strikes at the very heart of intellectual property rights administration, and without proper authorization from content or copyright owners, …

Stop AI pirates from stealing our hits, BRIT Awards stars plead
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Stop AI pirates from stealing our hits, BRIT Awards stars plead

Daily Mail  

Some of the biggest names in British music united at last night’s Brit awards to back a campaign to stop AI plundering the UK’s creative genius. Scottish star Tom Walker, who wrote and sang the hit Leave A Light On, summed up the protest saying: ‘Just leave it to musicians to make music.’ The Last Dinner Party were seen in …

Stephen Fry, Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Dua Lipa among artists to protest copyright law changes to AI
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Stephen Fry, Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Dua Lipa among artists to protest copyright law changes to AI

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Actors, musicians and writers have united together in a campaign …

British musicians release a silent album to protest plans to let AI use their work
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1 month ago

British musicians release a silent album to protest plans to let AI use their work

Associated Press  

LONDON — A new album called “Is This What We Want?” features a stellar list of more than 1,000 musicians — and the sound of silence. The titles of the 12 tracks spell out: “The British government must not legalize music theft to benefit AI companies.” Profits will be donated to the musicians’ charity Help Musicians. “The government’s proposal would …

UK creative industries launch campaign against AI tech firms’ content use
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1 month ago

UK creative industries launch campaign against AI tech firms’ content use

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK’s creative industries have launched a new campaign to …

Sir Elton John and Simon Cowell call for creative talent to be protected from AI
1 month ago

Sir Elton John and Simon Cowell call for creative talent to be protected from AI

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sir Elton described the UK’s creative sector as the “envy of the world” but said …

Don't let Big Tech steal UK's creative genius: Music, TV, film and publishing bosses back major Mail campaign to stop Labour letting US AI giants plunder their work for free
1 month ago

Don't let Big Tech steal UK's creative genius: Music, TV, film and publishing bosses back major Mail campaign to stop Labour letting US AI giants plunder their work for free

Daily Mail  

Senior figures from the worlds of music, media and film last night backed a major new Daily Mail campaign to protect Britain's creative industries from the threat of AI. Sir Lucian Grainge, CBE, the chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group, gave his backing to the Mail's campaign Warner Music Group's CEO Robert Kyncl said the Government's proposals would 'undermine' …

MPs: Ministers must give protections to creative sector amid AI copyright fears
1 month, 1 week ago

MPs: Ministers must give protections to creative sector amid AI copyright fears

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We can enable a world where much of this value is transferred to a handful …

Hollywood writers say AI is ripping off their work. They want studios to sue
1 month, 1 week ago

Hollywood writers say AI is ripping off their work. They want studios to sue

LA Times  

When the Writers Guild of America approved a contract with major studios in 2023, ending a 148-day strike, the union gained significant guardrails around artificial intelligence in Hollywood. John Rogers, a 58-year-old screenwriter in L.A., has spent years co-creating the world of TV drama series “Leverage.” After experimenting with ChatGPT, Rogers said he and the show’s creative team suspected that …

Human artists could disappear if copyright not protected from AI, MPs told
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Human artists could disappear if copyright not protected from AI, MPs told

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Allowing the erosion of copyright …

AI copyright rules ‘threaten to rip rug from under’ artists, warns MP
1 month, 3 weeks ago

AI copyright rules ‘threaten to rip rug from under’ artists, warns MP

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to a Government consultation pack, ministers could introduce an exception to copyright law for …

‘AI Shouldn’t Rip Off Artists’, Beatles Singer Paul McCartney Urges British Govt To Protect Creative Industry
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘AI Shouldn’t Rip Off Artists’, Beatles Singer Paul McCartney Urges British Govt To Protect Creative Industry

ABP News  

Artificial intelligence has somehow created a sense of fear in artists whether it will rip them off in the long run. During a recent BBC interview, McCartney said, “AI is a great thing, but it shouldn’t rip creative people off Make sure you protect the creative thinkers, the creative artists, or you’re not going to have them. McCartney’s concerns about …

Beatles star Paul McCartney 'warns' UK government to not let AI 'rip off' artists: 'Protect the creative thinkers'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Beatles star Paul McCartney 'warns' UK government to not let AI 'rip off' artists: 'Protect the creative thinkers'

Hindustan Times  

Beatles musician Paul McCartney has warned that artificial intelligence could be used to "rip off" artists, urging the British government to make sure upcoming copyright reforms protect its creative industries. Britain in December proposed a way for artists to license their work to be used in training AI, but also said there should be an exception “to support use at …

Paul McCartney warns AI law change could rip off artists
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Paul McCartney warns AI law change could rip off artists

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Beatles star Paul McCartney has …

Paul McCartney says he fears AI will rip off artists
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Paul McCartney says he fears AI will rip off artists

Associated Press  

LONDON — Paul McCartney urged the British government not to make a change to copyright laws that he says could let artificial intelligence companies rip off artists. It shouldn’t be some tech giant somewhere.” Britain’s center-left Labour Party government says it wants to make the U.K. a world leader in AI. In December, it announced a consultation into how copyright …

The booming British industry that faces wipeout this year as we sleepwalk towards AI disaster
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The booming British industry that faces wipeout this year as we sleepwalk towards AI disaster

The Independent  

Don’t tell Liam and Noel, but the biggest entertainment event of 2025 won’t be their reunion, it’ll be the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI. “If we want GTA VI’s successor to be made in the UK, it’s vital we don’t surrender to AI,” he says. But the consultation’s objective is also “ensuring AI developers have access to high-quality material …

AI tech giants should not be subsidised by British creatives, Starmer signals
3 months ago

AI tech giants should not be subsidised by British creatives, Starmer signals

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dame Caroline Dinenage, the Conservative chairwoman of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee warned the …

ChatGPT, Meta and Google generative AI should be designated 'high-risk' under new laws, bipartisan committee recommends
3 months, 3 weeks ago

ChatGPT, Meta and Google generative AI should be designated 'high-risk' under new laws, bipartisan committee recommends

ABC  

ChatGPT and Meta and Google's generative AI products should be designated "high risk" under dedicated artificial intelligence laws that could strictly regulate or even ban the most risky AI technologies. AI a high risk to democracy, workplace rights The committee specifically recommended that tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT, known as large language models, be "explicitly" included on a list of high-risk …

DAMIAN COLLINS: No 10 must block AI giants attempting to steal our artists' work
5 months ago

DAMIAN COLLINS: No 10 must block AI giants attempting to steal our artists' work

Daily Mail  

The creative industries are one of the UK’s greatest assets: drivers of innovation and growth, as well as a source of cultural power and wellbeing. At the beginning of last month, however, Google published a policy paper entitled: Unlocking The UK’s AI Potential. At the beginning of last month Google published a policy paper entitled: Unlocking The UK’s AI Potential …

Opinion: As AI is embraced, what happens to the artists whose work was stolen to build it?
9 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: As AI is embraced, what happens to the artists whose work was stolen to build it?

LA Times  

OpenAI announced Media Manager, a tool to be released next year that purportedly will help writers and other creators control how their work is used. Amid the hype surrounding Apple’s new deal with OpenAI, one issue has been largely papered over: The AI company’s foundational models are, and have always been, built atop the theft of creative professionals’ work. But …

AI and streaming threaten creative workers’ livelihoods, MPs say
11 months, 2 weeks ago

AI and streaming threaten creative workers’ livelihoods, MPs say

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We are concerned that the status quo simply favours AI developers, given creators’ concerns that …

Katy Perry, Billie Eilish, J Balvin and more lash out against ‘enormous’ AI threats that ‘sabotage creativity’
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Katy Perry, Billie Eilish, J Balvin and more lash out against ‘enormous’ AI threats that ‘sabotage creativity’

CNN  

CNN — More than 200 artists, including Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves, J Balvin, Ja Rule, Jon Bon Jovi, The Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry, Miranda Lambert and more, are speaking out against artificial intelligence-related threats in the music industry. In an open letter organized by the non-profit Artist Rights Alliance, notable names across the music business are calling on AI developers, …

Column: AI investors say they’ll go broke if they have to pay for copyrighted works. Don’t believe it
1 year, 4 months ago

Column: AI investors say they’ll go broke if they have to pay for copyrighted works. Don’t believe it

LA Times  

President Biden signing an executive order on artificial intelligence, including a government study of its copyright implications, as Vice President Kamala Harris looks on. — Andreessen Horowitz They say that if they’re forced to pay fees to copyright holders simply for using their creative works to “train” AI chatbots and other such programs, most AI firms might be forced out …

UK government urged to protect songs and books from ‘lasting harm’ of AI mining
1 year, 6 months ago

UK government urged to protect songs and books from ‘lasting harm’ of AI mining

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, chief executive of British trade body UK Music, has warned of the potential …

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