UK government signals it will not force tech firms to disclose how they train AI | Intellectual property

Campaigners have accused ministers of lying to parliament and the creative industries after the government signalled it would not force AI companies to disclose how they train their models.

Ministers are holding firm in a standoff with the House of Lords, which has called for artists to be offered immediate copyright protection against artificial intelligence companies.

Peers voted by 221 to 116 on Wednesday to insist on an amendment to the data bill that would force AI firms to be transparent about what copyrighted material they use to train their models.

In an amendment tabled on Friday, the government dismissed the Lords’ request and reiterated its promise to publish an economic impact assessment and technical reports on the future of AI and copyright regulation.

Beeban Kidron, the…