Kevin Beaumont6d ago

We winning. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg1gr5v333o

The UK government has backtracked on its position on copyright and AI, stating it must take time to "get this right".

Its original position - allowing AI companies to use copyrighted works to train their models with an opt-out option - received major backlash.

"We have listened," Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said on Wednesday, saying the government no longer favours that approach.

Government backtracks on AI and copyright after outcry

However, the government's position is now unclear, saying it "no longer has a preferred option" for what to do next.

BBC News
Show threadHamish Buchanan6d ago

The government "no longer has a preferred option" while it figures out a new excuse for not giving artists a veto on unwanted use of their work and not requiring artists to be paid for use of their work. Their subservience to the tech bro religion is sickening.

@GossiTheDog

Show threadUkeleleEric
@hamishb @GossiTheDog yeah, could just be a holding position. What they should do is enforce the current law, which would put all LLMs in the dock .
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