Question follow-through · 52345
Artificial Intelligence: Copyright
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions he has had with authors whose work has been used without (a) permission or (b) remuneration to train generative AI models.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 14 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 May 2025
- Answer
- 22 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions he has had with authors whose work has been used without (a) permission or (b) remuneration to train generative AI models.
16 May 2025
Target answer date
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22 May 2025
Answer published
The Government has engaged extensively with the creative sector, including through a roundtable meeting held by the Secretary of State in March.The consultation on copyright and AI, which closed on 25 February, specifically sought views on giving rights h...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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