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webwright.bsky.social
@webwright.bsky.social
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Freelance UK smallbiz web designer (Netcentrics.co.uk). Ex-archaeologist eco/history/science geek. Welsh. Green.
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Thanks for highlighting this. It's nothing more nor less than a proposal to legalise automated theft, as long as it's done by large companies.
December 18, 2024 at 8:38 PM
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And this is summary of the government's proposal by @ednewtonrex.bsky.social . He explains why he feels it's so problematic:

He has a full post of everything I shared on twitter/x. If you can, please send him thanks and support for all this information!
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- Broad new copyright exception for commercial generative AI training. AI companies will be able to train on British copyrighted work without a licence, even if the AI model is designed to compete with the creators whose work is trained on. This would make the UK one of the most punitive jurisdictions for creators in the world. - Rights holders can 'reserve their rights', i.e. opt out. But opt-outs don't work (you can't successfully opt out downstream copies of your work), most creators miss the chance to opt-out, doing so is a huge admin burden, etc. AI companies should be getting opt-in consent - it's unfair to shift the burden to creators. - AI companies must offer some level of transparency over their training data. This would be good if presented on its own, but it's much less helpful if you're packaging it up with a broad copyright exception that lets AI companies train on most of the UK's creative output with impunity. The consultation on these proposals lasts for 10 weeks. Anyone who cares about this issue should do whatever they can to make their views known to government now - there will only be one chance.
December 17, 2024 at 4:55 PM