Last year, the UK emerged as a lightning rod for the AI training debate, due to government consultation on proposals to provide a copyright exception for ‘text and data mining.’ Cue a swift and unified backlash from British music industry bodies, later expanded on by BPI boss Geoff Taylor, who said the proposal “would essentially mean that anyone can train their AI on any music that’s ever been made, without seeking permission from anybody involved in the creation of that music”.
Source: UK government rethinks plans for AI-training copyright exception – Music Ally