Why the UK Needs a Broad Text and Data Mining Exception to Support AI Innovation

The UK government is considering copyright law amendments that could significantly impact AI innovation. The government favours a proposal allowing text and data mining by default with an opt-out—letting developers scrape online content for AI training unless rightsholders opt out. However, this proposal could limit abilities by UK firms to compile and use datasets from publicly available content, which would stifle the development of AI, weaken UK competitiveness, and slow innovation across key industries.

Watch now for the Center for Data Innovation's discussion on the potential consequences of the UK government’s proposed option and how creating a more permissive text and data mining exception would advance the UK’s goals of being competitive in AI without undermining the rights of creators.

• Watch here or on datainnovation.com.