In February this year, the government published a consultation on AI proposing a change to current copyright legislation, which would allow tech companies to use creative works including film, TV and original journalism to train AI models without the permission of the creators, unless they have opted out.
It was met with harsh criticism, rallying "Make it fair" campaigns and rejections both from creatives and tech platforms alike, albeit for opposite reasons.
Google and OpenAI responded to the consultation saying it would cause developers to "deprioritise the market" and that "training on the open web must be free", while those in the creative industries, including Alex Mahon, chief executive of Channel 4, said the lack of transparency and compensation would "scrape the value" from quality content.
In this episode of The Campaign Podcast, the Campaign editorial team questions whether UK regulation will harm creative industries and how it will affect the country’s own advancements in AI.
This episode welcomes guest Michael Horn, global head of AI at Omnicom Advertising Group. It is hosted by tech editor Lucy Shelley, joined by Campaign's creativity and culture editor Alessandra Scotto di Santolo and deputy media editor Shauna Lewis.
This episode includes an excerpt from Mahon's speech in Parliament in which she addresses her concerns.
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