Artists and authors call on the prime minister to closely examine the government’s latest AI-related copyright arrangement, arguing it could erode protections for creators.
In remarks carried by multiple outlets, Stasiland author Anna Funder says AI companies present the proposal as necessary for industry growth, but she characterizes it as a “disingenuous” attempt to connect weaker copyright rules with expansion of data centres. She urges the prime minister to resist what she describes as a misleading link between regulatory change and increased infrastructure.
The reporting across outlets focuses on Funder’s warning and her appeal for scrutiny, rather than providing detailed technical or legal breakdowns of the deal itself. Each source frames the dispute as part of a broader concern among creators about how copyright settings affect the ability of AI systems to use copyrighted material and about whether proposed policy adjustments prioritise company expansion over authors’ rights.
