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Guadamuz: UK creatives should back AI training at home

Andres Guadamuz (University of Sussex) · 2025-10 · Proposal · non-binding

Interview, TechRepublic, October 2025

AI training and copyright

Can AI be trained on protected works?

Closer to freely allowed

Loosen UK training rules so creators can actually get compensated

Why hereCloser to 'freely allowed': argues the UK should loosen its rules to allow training at home, with compensation coming through aligned international rules. An interview, not a formal paper.

What it says

In an interview, Guadamuz argues UK copyright currently blocks AI training at home, that UK authors mostly miss out on US settlements, and that creators would do better pushing for looser, internationally aligned rules that open the door to compensation. (Interview, not a formal paper.)

A contrarian view: blocking training at home may leave UK creators with nothing.

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