The Bookseller - News - PA boss slams government response to Lords AI report

The Large Language Models and Generative AI report - published in February 2024 by the House of Lords' Communications and Digital Committee - called on the government to consider whether current copyright law sufficiently protects copyright holders, whose work is used to develop large language models (LLMs). If not, the report recommended setting out a clear plan to future-proof the legislation.

The report states: "The legalities of this are complex but the principles remain clear. The point of copyright is to reward creators for their efforts, prevent others from using works without permission, and incentivise innovation. The current legal framework is failing to ensure these outcomes occur and the Government has a duty to act. It cannot sit on its hands for the next decade and hope the courts will provide an answer."