The inquiry addresses what must happen for the UK to take full advantage of the opportunities and manage the risks associated with generative AI.

Having submitted evidence to the inquiry the PPA was keen to understand if the report would fairly reflect the interests of its members.

The report narrowed its findings down to five key areas on LLMs, which included giving “copyright holders a fairer deal”, and the committee said that tech firms engaging in the use of copyrighted data to train models exhibit unfair behaviour. Furthermore, they expressed concern that existing laws are inadequate in guaranteeing compensation for creators when their work is used.

The PPA is glad to see the committee prioritising IP and copyright in their bid to get the Government to recognise the imminent need for regulating AI before issues escalate, and that the PPA’s concerns are reflected in the committee’s recommendations to the Government, who have two months to respond to this report.

You can read the committee’s full report, here. (Interactive version, here).

If you have any questions or would like to find out more, contact our Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Eilidh.wilson@ppa.co.uk