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UK publishers tell Parliament: Stop AI using our content without permission

One executive warned peers AI businesses may "destroy" the news industry.

By Bron Maher

Executives from leading national news publishers have called on the Government to take immediate action to protect the industry from copyright infringement by AI companies.

Two of the four business leaders called on the government to “make it impossible” to train a large language model without brokering content licensing agreements.

Speaking before the House of Lords’ Communications and Digital committee on Tuesday, executives from The Guardian, News UK, Financial Times and DMG Media said action must be put at “the top of the agenda” for lawmakers.

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