UK lawmakers approve data bill despite AI copyright disputes
By Frank Hersey and Patricia Figueiredo ( June 12, 2025, 11:43 GMT | Insight) -- UK businesses have seen the long-awaited data reform passed in the UK Parliament, after the Data (Use and Access) Bill was agreed on yesterday by the House of Lords. The final version includes limited commitments to report on AI training practices, but stops short of the transparency rules sought by senior lawmakers. Minister Margaret Jones said the government had compromised, but campaigning lawmaker Beeban Kidron warned that creators remain unprotected.Senior lawmakers in the House of Lords — the UK’s upper parliamentary chamber — agreed yesterday evening to pass the long-awaited Data (Use and Access) Bill, bringing to an end a weeks-long standoff with the government over copyrights for the creative industry in AI model training....
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