Data Bill Opposed by Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa Finally Passes

Data bill opposed by Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa finally passes

Leading artists said the bill needed to be changed to protect them from having their work copied by AI.

UK Passes Data Bill Without Controversial AI Copyright Clause: ‘Evolution, Not Revolution’ – DG Verifications & Stats

A bill that allows artificial intelligence models to be trained on copyrighted material without the rights holders’ knowledge has been passed in the UK. This followed a months-long debate about whether it should be amended to force tech companies to disclose information about their training data. Bill was ping-ponging between the House of Lords and House of Commons for weeks The Data (Use and Access) Bill contains a host of new rules around data…

Data bill opposed by Elton John finally passes – Asian News from UK

Peers wanted an amendment to the drably-titled Data (Use and Access) Bill which would have forced tech companies to declare their use of copyright material when training AI tools A bill which sparked an extraordinary stand-off between some of the UK’s most high-profile artists – and their backers in the House of Lords – has finally been passed. Peers wanted an amendment to the drably-titled Data (Use and Access) Bill which would have forced tech…

'Theft on a high scale': Bill which sparked Sir Elton John ire passes

A bill which caused a major clash between famous artists and the UK government has finally passed without a key change some had pushed for. The Data (Use and Access) Bill included updates to existing legislation, such as helping NHS trusts share data and creating a 3D map of underground pipes, but one part caused major debate: whether tech companies should have to declare when they use copyrighted content to train AI. Artists like Sir Elton John…

The UK passes the Data (Use and Access) Bill, criticized by creatives, without an amendment to force companies to declare using copyrighted material to train AI

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