Large language models and copyright, intellectual property and data privacy
The Communications and Digital Committee examines the controversy around copyright, intellectual property and data privacy as part of its inquiry into large language models (LLMs).
Meeting details
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Large language models
Chief Executive Officer at Publishers Association
Senior Associate at Clifford Chance
Head of European Government Affairs at RELX
Associate Dean and Reader in Intellectual Property Law at Brunel University London
Background
The Committee is looking at large language models and what needs to happen over the next 1–3 years to ensure the UK can respond to their opportunities and risks.
Possible questions
Possible questions to witnesses include:
- What are the arguments and legal considerations around the use of copyrighted works in training data for frontier AI models?
- What are the concerns around the use of personal data in frontier AI models, and what are the implications for businesses and individuals?
- What are the best options for addressing these issues - for example through existing or new licensing regimes, agreements with tech firms, or greater legal clarity on what constitutes fair use of data?
- What are the appropriate roles of Government, regulators and courts in addressing these challenges?
- How adequate is the Government’s current approach to addressing these challenges? How should it move forward and address trade-offs?