Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to Copyright and Artificial Intelligence: Impact Assessment, published on 18 March, what plans they have to collect further evidence before reaching a policy decision on the preferred option for the use of copyright works in AI development; and when they expect to introduce legislative proposals for that option.

We will not introduce reforms to copyright law until we are confident that they will meet our objectives for the economy and UK citizens. This means protecting the UK’s position as a creative powerhouse, while unlocking the extraordinary potential of AI to grow the economy and improve lives.

On 18 March, we published our impact assessment on copyright and AI. This emphasised the limited and uncertain evidence on the impact of copyright on the development and deployment of AI in the UK. We have committed to address the evidence gaps and review our approach considering wider market and international developments.