UK inertia on LLMs and copyright is 'de facto endorsement'
A committee of UK legislators has slammed the government for its response to alleged copyright theft as a "de facto endorsement" of the way tech companies build large language models.…
In a letter to science and technology minister Michelle Donelan, the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications and Digital said the government's record on copyright is "inadequate and deteriorating."
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The missive follows a committee report [PDF] that said tech firms were using copyrighted material without permission and "reaping vast financial rewards."
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In its response, the government said the UK had "world-leading protections for copyright and intellectual property."
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In the AI Regulation White Paper consultation, the government said the Intellectual Property Office would engage stakeholders on copyright and AI as part of a working group aiming to agree a voluntary code.
The committee said the government's response reflected poorly on its "commitment to British businesses, fair play and the equal application of the law."
https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/03/uk_lords_llm_copyright/