Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

The Industrial Strategy Council will be an independent body which is responsible for monitoring and advising the government on the delivery of the Industrial Strategy, through wide engagement with stakeholders and the development of a strong evidence base. The government will legislate to make this a statutory body. In the meantime, it will form an advisory council made up of leading figures with wide ranging experience, the membership of which will be announced in due course.

The Industrial Strategy Council will be an independent body which is responsible for monitoring and advising the government on the delivery of the Industrial Strategy, through wide engagement with stakeholders and the development of a strong evidence base. The government will legislate to make this a statutory body. In the meantime, it will form an advisory council made up of leading figures with wide ranging experience, the membership of which will be announced in due course.

The Government published a consultation on Copyright and AI in December 2024.

This consultation seeks views on proposals which seek to better facilitate licensing agreements between rights holders and AI developers, and whether more should be done to support good licensing practice.

The Government recognises that this is a complex area and welcomes all views and evidence on the function of the licensing market, to help shape its thinking.

The consultation closes on 25 February.

The Government published a consultation on Copyright and AI in December 2024.

The consultation seeks views on a package of measures which seek to promote growth and investment in both the creative industries and AI sector. We aim to balance the interests of AI developers and rights holders and provide the legal certainty to boost growth and investment across both sectors.

The evidence we receive will inform our impact assessment of the measures, including in relation to investment.

The consultation closes on 25 February.

The Government has engaged stakeholders at Ministerial and official level about these issues.

We have heard that the current copyright framework makes it difficult for creators to control whether their works can be used in AI training, and to seek payment. And that it also creates uncertainty and risk for firms seeking to develop or deploy AI in the UK.

A consultation on Copyright and AI was published in December 2024 seeking views on how to create clarity in this area, to promote growth and investment in both the creative industries and AI sector.

The consultation closes on 25 February.

The Government published a consultation on Copyright and AI in December 2024.

This consultation is seeking views on a similar approach to the EU’s, which many AI firms and right holders are already familiar with. However, we recognise that there is more work to do on technical standards and transparency before a rights reservation model can be considered workable for right holders and AI developers alike. We will use responses to the consultation to inform work on this detail and bring forward firm proposals.

The consultation closes on 25 February.

The EU is developing its requirements for AI firms under the EU AI Act.

We recognise the importance of international collaboration on AI in order to drive safe, responsible innovation and continue to work closely with the EU and other international partners on AI to understand their approaches. This includes through bilateral relationships as well as through multilateral and multi-stakeholder initiatives, including the upcoming AI Action Summit in Paris.