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As artificial intelligence continues to evolve at pace, the UK faces a difficult balancing act: how to support AI innovation while protecting the rights of creators. This tension boiled over in the debate over copyright and AI training as part of the Data (Use and Access) Bill passage. 

With policymakers, tech firms and the creative industries still far apart — and the government yet to clarify its position — finding a workable solution is expected to be one of the UK’s most challenging digital policy issues over the next few months.

So what’s getting in the way?

This post looks at the key barriers to — and potential solutions for — a fair and enforceable copyright framework for AI.