{"id":104440,"date":"2025-05-15T11:20:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=104440"},"modified":"2025-05-15T11:20:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:20:35","slug":"paul-mccartney-dua-lipa-and-elton-john-lead-call-for-ai-transparency-as-uk-house-of-lords-backs-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/paul-mccartney-dua-lipa-and-elton-john-lead-call-for-ai-transparency-as-uk-house-of-lords-backs-amendment\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McCartney, Dua Lipa, and Elton John lead call for AI transparency as UK House of Lords backs amendment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Over 400 creatives urge action on AI copyright as UK lawmakers clash on transparency in data bill.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Creative industry demands AI transparency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Last week, over 400 creatives in the UK music industry signed an open letter<\/a> urging lawmakers to support changes to the UK Data (Use and Access) Bill. The letter was signed by household names such as Paul McCartney, Dua Lipa, Elton John, Coldplay, and other media organizations, all calling for one thing: transparency from AI companies on what content they use to train their models. It joins previous calls from the industry, including major labels<\/a> and a silent album protest<\/a> from 1,000 artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The letter was organized by Baroness Kidron and calls for transparency to be put at the \u201cheart of the copyright regime\u201d. AI companies have been accused of using copyrighted material without permission to train their models. Kidron warns that without change, the UK\u2019s \u00a3120 billion creative sector could suffer. It states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will lose an immense growth opportunity if we give our work away at the behest of a handful of powerful overseas tech companies, and with it our future income, the UK\u2019s position as a creative powerhouse, and any hope that the technology of daily life will embody the values and laws of the United Kingdom.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Their central demand? To embed transparency into the Data (Use and Access) Bill, allowing artists and rightsholders to understand how and when their work is used in AI development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

House of Lords back the creatives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In a strong show of support<\/a>, the House of Lords voted 272 to 125 in favor of reinstating the transparency amendment to the bill- the second time<\/a> they\u2019ve done so after the government previously removed it. This vote now sends the bill back to the House of Commons for further debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UK House of Lords votes to strengthen copyright protections amid AI battle<\/a><\/blockquote>