Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
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Nick Clegg, formerly the UK’s deputy prime minister and now a senior figure at Meta, has argued against a push for artists to give consent for their work to be used to train AI, claiming it would “kill” the industry.
He was speaking at an event for his new book, and argued that the creative community should have the right to opt out, but that it wasn’t practical to ask for consent first.
His comments come as lawmakers consider amendments to the Data (Use and Access) Bill that would require tech firms to disclose which copyrighted works were used to train AI models.
Musicians including Paul McCartney, Dua Lipa and Elton John recently signed an open letter in support of the amendment.