- Representatives from the creative industry and AI sector will form a newly formed group of experts on AI and copyright as part of the change plan.
- The group plays a key role in helping to advance practical and viable solutions.
- The expert group today is chairing the first round of Technology and Culture Secretaries held in London.
The Technology and Culture Secretary will begin the next phase of the work today (Wednesday, July 16th) to ensure robust protection for creators and the vibrant creative industry as part of the change plan, while supporting AI innovation.
Consultations on the UK's legal framework on copyright exploring how the government will launch solutions to support both the creative and AI sectors last December. We have collected 11,500 answers. Close cooperation on issues raised throughout the discussion is central to the government's approach. Not only will both sectors ensure the support needed to promote further growth, it also ensures that the UK citizens can share the success of the two sectors that are essential to modern industrial strategy.
Representatives from both the AI sector and creative industries are widely involved with the Minister throughout the consultation process, and the formal launch of a new professional working group will continue to ensure that both sectors play a key role in supporting the work of driving practical and viable solutions to drive innovation and growth.
Representatives from the creative and AI sector will meet in London at the first first meeting of a series of regular planning meetings made up of figures from key industry. They include the following representatives:
- News Media Association
- IP Alliance
- Sony Music Entertainment
- Publishers Association
- Guardian
- Open AI
- Amazon
- Meta
Today's discussion presents the first of a series of planned talks, initially focusing on the impact, opportunities and common ground of AI, focusing on copyright debates, and helping to inform the next step following the conclusions of government consultations.
“We've seen a lot of people living in the world,” said Peter Kyle, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.
We are determined to leverage expert insights from the whole discussion to work together to provide solutions that bring the legal clarity that our creative industry and AI sectors seriously need in the digital age.
Today's meeting and the formation of these professional working groups will continue to make sure you can hear all the voices, so reset and refocus on how to deliver them accurately.
Work that will take place in the coming months will allow us to work in partnerships to bring new beginnings to both creatives and AI developers.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandi said:
Our world-class creative industry is an important part of our economy, creating jobs and driving growth throughout the country. These sectors are recognized by the government as priority sectors and I am fully focused on helping them thrive.
With loud clearing concerns from the creative industry over AI and copyright, these roundtables offer another opportunity to consider the best ways to come.
We have committed to ensuring a copyright system that values and protects human creativity. This is to trust and lock in new opportunities for creative sectors and innovation across the wider economy.
Both sectors are important parts of the government's modern industrial strategy, and AI and copyright consultations took into account a wide range of issues in copyright debate.
The consultation also investigated how access to high-quality data could be improved for AI developers. This strengthens the government's ability to innovate and drive growth that underpins change plans.
Today's talk will contribute to the final power of attorney for the working group's terms of mandate in order to feed the broader discussion with both sectors.
