Artificial Intelligence: Intellectual Property

(asked on 26th October 2026) - View Source

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure individual artists have rights over deciding whether their work can be used to train AI models.


Answered by
Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood Portrait
Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
This question was answered on 9th November 2026

This Government wants all creators, including individual creators, to have greater control over how their work is used by AI developers.

In March 2026, we committed to publishing a review of the mechanisms available for creators to control their works online. This includes standards, technical solutions and best practice on input transparency. This review will inform whether there is an appropriate role for government.

Alongside this, we have established a working group on independent and smaller creators to explore how government can support their ability to license content. This will help us better understand the challenges they face in the evolving AI licensing market.

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