Publications: Ayesha Bhatti
July 24, 2025
The UK Should Learn From Trump On AI and Copyright
President Trump has rightly emphasized that AI should be allowed to learn like humans do, and unless the UK adopts a commonsense approach to AI training and copyright, it risks falling behind China in the global AI race.
July 22, 2025
Comments to the CMA on Its Proposed Google SMS Designation
The CMA should not regulate a nascent and rapidly evolving field like AI chatbots as an access point to search, where competition limits the potential for market power.
June 6, 2025
Comments to the European Commission Regarding Future Cloud and AI Policies in the EU
It is critical that, in tackling both these issues, the EU avoids engaging in digital protectionism, which would harm European competitiveness further.
June 6, 2025
Comments to the European Commission Regarding Its “Apply AI Strategy”
The Center welcomes the European Commission’s ambition to accelerate the uptake of AI across the economy and public sector as part of its broader AI continent action plan.
May 12, 2025
If AI Training Is Theft, Then Everyone’s a Thief
The UK should reject misleading claims that AI training is theft and instead adopt a modern, permissive copyright framework that protects creativity while enabling the innovation needed to become a global AI leader.
May 5, 2025
Comments to the UK Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Regarding the UK Government’s China Audit
ITIF offered comments on evidence the UK government should draw on; short- and long-term objectives for the UK-China relationship; areas to engage with China, and areas to draw red lines; how engagement could affect other alliances; and how to assess dependencies on China while strengthening security and resilience.
May 1, 2025
Countries Don’t Have to Build Their Own AI—Just Their Place in It
By prioritising the digitisation and availability of data that reflects this diversity, countries and communities stand a better chance of shaping AI in their own image, rather than submitting to someone else’s.
February 28, 2025
Protectionism Will Hold Back Europe’s Innovation
If the European Commission truly wants innovation-led growth, it should abandon the idea that protection equals prosperity.
February 25, 2025
Comments to the UK Government on Proposed Changes to the Copyright, Design, and Patents Act 1988
The Center for Data Innovation submitted these comments to the UK government’s Intellectual Property Office, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Department for Culture, Media and Sport on its consultation on proposed changes to the UK’s copyright regime, the Copyright, Design, and Patents Act (CDPA) 1988.
December 2, 2024
The New UK Data Bill Is Good but It Could Be Much Better
The UK’s new Data (Use and Access) Bill aims to enable AI and data-driven services, reviving parts of the previous DPDI Bill. To seize post-EU opportunities, it should adopt provisions tightening personal data definitions and aligning government-ICO priorities.