The UK government just backed down from its plan to let AI companies train on copyrighted works without permission. After fierce pushback from Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, and Dua Lipa, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall announced Wednesday that the government "no longer has a preferred option" on AI copyright policy. The reversal kills a proposed data bill that would have given creators only an opt-out clause after their work was already used. Continue Reading →
