Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Media myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Sir Paul McCartney, Richard Curtis and Dua Lipa are among the 400 top musicians, artists and media executives who have written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer seeking support to protect copyright from being ripped off by artificial intelligence tools.\u00a0The letter calls on Starmer to next week back an amendment to a bill introduced by Baroness Beeban Kidron, a crossbench peer, that would give transparency and protection over whether artists\u2019 work is being used to train AI models.\u00a0Kidron\u2019s amendment would make tech giants tell copyright owners which individual works \u2014 from music and books to films and newspapers \u2014 they have used to train their AI models. This would allow companies and artists \u201cto hold AI firms accountable for the mass theft of creative works that continues to take place\u201d, the letter says.The letter also has support from Coldplay, Sir Elton John, Russell T Davies, Antony Gormley and top executives from news groups such as the Telegraph and The Times. The Financial Times has also signed the letter.The amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill was this week defeated in the House of Commons, but will be voted on again in the House of Lords on Monday.\u00a0The government has made its own amendments that would guarantee an economic impact assessment of different options, while ministers are retreating from a previously \u201cpreferred\u201d position that would have meant that creative industries would need to opt out from their work being scraped by AI.Officials insist all options are on the table following the end of a consultation into various proposals earlier this year.However, executives are still concerned that tech groups will ultimately be allowed to override copyright rules unless the government provides legislative backing guaranteeing transparency and protection.\u00a0The letter warns that if artists are forced to give away their work, the UK \u201cwill lose an immense growth opportunity\u2009.\u2009.\u2009. 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 UK\u201d.The use of the data bill is the latest attempt by the creative industries to protect their copyright from being used by AI groups without attribution or payment. Kidron said the UK creative industries \u201cmust not be sacrificed to the interests of a handful of US tech companies\u201d.She added: \u201cThe UK is in a unique position to take its place a global player in the international AI supply chain, but to grasp that opportunity requires the transparency provided for in my amendments, which are essential to create a vibrant licensing market.\u201dLord Kevin Brennan of Canton, former MP and Labour Peer, said: \u201cWe cannot let mass copyright theft inflict damage on our economy for years to come.\u201dThe government did not immediately respond to a request for comment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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