The future of AI and copyright law to be scrutinised by MPs

The session will consider the Government’s recently announced consultation on copyright and AI. MPs will examine the current legal landscape and the government’s proposals for reform, from the perspective of the AI and creative sectors.  

In the first panel, MPs will hear from AI start-ups as they seek to understand more about the use of information ‘crawlers’ and the tools available to protect rights holders’ work. MPs may also explore the potential impacts of transparency requirements on AI developers and the challenges of generative AI output labelling.  

MPs could ask what lessons the UK can learn from the EU’s approach to this issue and consider what potential stumbling blocks the Government is likely to face when implementing its approach.

In the second half of the session, MPs will hear from representatives of the creative industries, who will likely be questioned on the potential commercial impacts of data transparency. MPs may also consider how the Government’s proposed approach differs from past policy proposals. 

Given the rapidly evolving nature of the AI landscape, highlighted by the recent news about the emergence of Chinese model ‘DeepSeek’, MPs may also ask how resilient start-up developers are to emerging challenges in AI development. 

Further information

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