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Britain's AI Autumn: Copyright Retreat Meets a Power Crunch
Ministers dropped opt-out AI scraping after thousands objected, but grid speculation, high power costs and stalled Growth Zones leave Britain's AI plans without consent rules or current.
Wat we eerst wisten
- The opt-out copyright exemption was shelved in March 2026, preserving the status quo for now.
- Government, Ofgem and NESO moved in March 2026 to tighten grid-queue conditions and prioritise growth and jobs projects.
- OpenAI paused its Stargate UK data centre on 9 April 2026 over high energy costs and regulation.
- FOI data shows only one commercial permission in Culham last year versus 8 in 2023.
Toen nog open
- No announcement, definition or enforcement detail for an under-16 social media ban is confirmed in the reporting reviewed.
- No deployment, usage or break-clause detail for Palantir software across NHS trusts is confirmed in the reporting reviewed.
- No move by France away from Palantir toward homegrown capacity is confirmed in the reporting reviewed.
Waar we op zouden letten
- Whether ministers produce a workable consent and payment model to replace opt-out.
- Whether queue reform prices out speculation without penalising viable data centres and homes.
- Whether energy costs and grid offers revive paused projects like Stargate UK.
