The growing volume of litigation relating to alleged use of works protected by copyright to train AI models and tools, and the value of high-quality data needed to train future models, has underlined the need for a sustainable framework that acknowledges the inevitable trade-offs and establishes clear, enforceable rules of the road. The status quo allows developers to potentially benefit from the unlimited, free use of copyrighted material, whilst negotiations are stalled.

The growing volume of litigation relating to alleged use of works protected by copyright to train AI models and tools, and the value of high-quality data needed to train future models, has underlined the need for a sustainable framework that acknowledges the inevitable trade-offs and establishes clear, enforceable rules of the road. The status quo allows developers to potentially benefit from the unlimited, free use of copyrighted material, whilst negotiations are stalled. Type: conclusion | Number: 52 | Paragraph: 185 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The Government recognises the Committee’s call to implement a sustainable framework in this area. We believe both in human-centred creativity and the potential of AI to unlock new creative frontiers and agree that all will benefit from greater clarity over copyright. Finding a balance between these