UK Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence

AI training and copyright

Can AI be trained on protected works?

Only with permission or pay

Opt-out exception for commercial AI training dropped as the preferred option

What it says

After 11,520 consultation responses, the government said a commercial text and data mining exception with an opt-out is no longer its preferred way forward and that it will keep gathering evidence before acting. Commercial text and data mining still needs a licence; the existing exception covers only non-commercial research.

In the UK, commercial AI training on protected works still needs a licence, and no change is imminent.

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