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UK AI Copyright Opt-Out Proposal
DevelopingNext check : Watch for a government decision on whether to adopt, abandon or replace the opt-out approach.
Where it stands
The government’s preferred approach would let AI developers scrape copyrighted material for training unless creators opt out, but it is stalled after pushback from creative industries and technology firms. The reports do not say that the government has adopted, abandoned or replaced the proposal.
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The story so far
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.
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People
Elton JohnBritish singer, songwriter and musician (born 1947)1 report
Kanishka NarayanBritish politician, from 2024, Member of Parliament for Vale of Glamorgan1 report
Keir StarmerPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 20261 report
Paul McCartneyEnglish musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)1 report
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