UK's AI and copyright proposals to be tested by impact reports, minister proposes
By Frank Hersey ( May 1, 2025, 12:06 GMT | Insight) -- The UK consultation on the use of copyright materials for training artificial intelligence models would include a government commitment to publish two reports — an economic impact assessment and a report on issues such as technical standards, web crawlers and licensing — under a proposal outlined today. The plan comes in the form of proposed amendments to the data reform bill, which is due to be debated in Parliament again next week.The UK consultation on the use of copyright materials for training artificial intelligence models would include a government commitment to publish two reports — an economic impact assessment and an examination of technical issues — under a proposal outlined today....
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