Former Meta executive Nick Clegg says that if content creators were asked for permission to use AI training, 'the country's AI industry would disappear overnight.'
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would 'kill' the AI industry | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/news/674366/nick-clegg-uk-ai-artists-policy-letter
Speaking at an event to promote his new book, Clegg said the creative community should have the right to opt out of their work being used to train AI models, but argued that asking for permission to use their work to train AI is not realistic.
'I think the creative community wants to go a step further,' Clegg told The Times . 'We hear quite a lot of, 'If you want to train it on my content, just ask me'. But these AI systems are trained on massive amounts of data, so it's a bit hard to believe.'
'I don't know how you would approach asking everyone who creates content that's used to train AI, and I don't think it would work,' he continued. 'And if we only asked for permission to use content in training AI in the UK, but not in other countries, the UK AI industry would disappear overnight.'
These comments come after a parliamentary debate on new legislation aimed at giving the UK creative industries more information about how their works are used by AI companies. Amendments to the bill would require tech companies to 'disclose the copyrighted works they use to train their AI models.'
Artists including Paul McCartney, Dua Lipa, Elton John and Andrew Lloyd Webber have signed an open letter in support of proposed amendments to the bill.
The UK House of Lords passes amendment requiring AI companies to disclose copyrighted material used in training, rejecting government policy allowing unauthorized use - GIGAZINE
The amendment was put forward by film producer and director Bevan Kidron, who has been arguing extensively to gain support. However, British MPs have rejected the proposal. Peter Kyle, the UK's technology minister, explained that 'the UK economy needs both the AI and creative sectors to succeed and thrive.'
But Kidron and other supporters of the amendment argue that a transparency requirement would make it possible to enforce copyright law, and that AI companies would be less likely to 'steal' work in the first place if they were forced to disclose the content they used to train their models.
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