Peers criticized the government’s “lukewarm and inadequate” attempts to tackle the unauthorized use of news content by big tech companies to train their employees. AI systems.
A report on the future of information calls for new rules to govern how articles are used to train artificial intelligence.
The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee said previous efforts to “find a solution” had been “weak and ineffective”.
Peers conducted a lengthy survey of the news industry, which also found that BBC must address “gaps” in service to all sections of the public.
The report raises a number of questions regarding the relationship between generative AI companies and information providers.
He said the unauthorized use of information to train AI was “deeply controversial.”
Last year, the New York Times revealed that he was pursuing ChatGPT proprietary Open AI and Microsoft due to allegations that they used its content to train generative artificial intelligence. The newspaper claimed its copyright had been violated.
The peer report recommends that the Competition and Markets Authority “investigate allegations of anti-competitive practices” by large technology companies that “acquire AI training data”.
Peers slammed government’s ‘weak’ attempts to stop tech companies using news content to train AI systems (file photo)
A survey by news industry peers also found the BBC must address “gaps” in service to all audience groups.
Baroness Stowell, chair of the committee, told the Mail: “It is not clear enough how copyright law applies in the world of AI. The government must fix this problem.
“We need a strong regime that allows publishers to strike mutually beneficial deals with tech companies.”
The peers said that due to advances in generative AI, tech companies were now providing their own “high-quality, engaging news summaries”, which suggested they should now also be regulated as publishers.
The report states: “Mediation efforts between technology companies and creative rights holders have been lukewarm and inadequate. The government must update legislation to align incentives between information providers and AI companies.
Last year, the New York Times revealed that it was suing Open AI, owner of ChatGPT, and Microsoft for claiming its content had been used to train generative AI (file photo).
The report also addresses the BBC’s role in the news market, saying “gaps” persist with “less satisfied audiences”.
This has led to fears of a “two-tier” media environment in the UK, amid deteriorating economics for “mass journalism” and low levels of trust.
There is a “realistic possibility” that Britain’s media environment will become “irreparably fractured” along “social, regional and economic lines” within ten years, he said.
The report said ministers “failed to prioritize” legislation to stop the rich and powerful using abusive legal tactics to try to muzzle the press.
He added: “His absence reflects poorly on the values of the new government and its commitment to justice.”
