The Government must ensure that creators have proper mechanisms to enforce their consent and receive fair compensation for use of their work by AI developers. It should set out measurable objectives for the period of engagement with the AI and rightsholders sectors, which it has said ministers will lead on, and provide a definitive deadline at which it will step in with legislation in order to break any deadlock. We will continue to monitor developments in this area and recommend that our suc...

The Government must ensure that creators have proper mechanisms to enforce their consent and receive fair compensation for use of their work by AI developers. It should set out measurable objectives for the period of engagement with the AI and rightsholders sectors, which it has said ministers will lead on, and provide a definitive deadline at which it will step in with legislation in order to break any deadlock. We will continue to monitor developments in this area and recommend that our successor Committee do the same next year. (Paragraph 40) Freelancing and contractual terms Type: recommendation | Number: 4 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: The government recognises the Committee’s concerns about lack of action 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 concerns is