JOSEPH BAMBRIDGE , Politico.eu; How AI and copyright turned into a political nightmare for Labour
"The Data (Use and Access Bill) has ricocheted between the Commons and the Lords in an extraordinarily long incidence of ping-pong, with both Houses digging their heels in and a frenzied lobbying battle on all sides."
Zoe Kleinman , BBC; Government AI copyright plan suffers fourth House of Lords defeat
"The argument is over how best to balance the demands of two huge industries: the tech and creative sectors.
More specifically, it's about the fairest way to allow AI developers access to creative content in order to make better AI tools - without undermining the livelihoods of the people who make that content in the first place.
What's sparked it is the Data (Use and Access) Bill.
This proposed legislation was broadly expected to finish its long journey through parliament this week and sail off into the law books.
Instead, it is currently stuck in limbo, ping-ponging between the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
A government consultation proposes AI developers should have access to all content unless its individual owners choose to opt out.
But 242 members of the House of Lords disagree with the bill in its current form.
They think AI firms should be forced to disclose which copyrighted material they use to train their tools, with a view to licensing it."
