Does Taylor Swift have any rights over songs created in her style by Large Language Models? As we have such an extraordinary cultural heritage here and a dynamic creative sector, we are particularly vulnerable.
Clubs up and down the country continue to teeter on the brink of financial collapse.
Focusing on frontier AI threats comes at the expense of less glamourous, but more immediate socio-economic concerns. AI may trigger rising unemployment and worsen social inequalities.
Whilst it’s whitepaper may be seen as loosey-goosey by some, it’s set out enough basic ground rules to allow these innovators to get on with it, within reasonable limits.
In a free market, consumers and businesses should be able to vote with their feet. Yet the current situation is more akin to Soviet-style central planning, with supply and demand in a digital market dictated by one or two companies.
While Brexit may be a distant memory, it appears the UK has not given up the EU’s unfortunate proclivity to regulate at all costs.
Fortunately, there are plenty of half-completed measures ministers could see through in time for the next election, from recognising product standards to locking in new trade deals.
By itself, the policy will likely save lives and take anti-social behaviour off the streets. But that is no basis for effectively legalising demand for drugs whilst leaving supply in criminal hands.
AirBnB welcomes sensible regulation. But the Government must be careful not to shutter an industry that generates millions for the economy and supports tens of thousands of jobs.
Armed officers and soldiers obviously cannot have carte blanche to shoot as they please; but there must be some allowance for the impossibility of always getting every split-second judgement right.
“Can we be brave in the decisions we make, even if there is a political cost? Can we be honest when the facts change, even if it’s awkward?”
It is remarkable that a country prepared to ban almost anything appears unwilling to take action against the small number of breeds responsible for the overwhelming majority of dangerous attacks.
My experience of taking an agri-tech start-up into three countries has shown me what can be achieved, but also the very real hurdles our innovators face here in the UK.
The tough choices we are making, to lock up the worst offenders for longer and to rehabilitate the redeemable, are the right ones to protect the public in the long term.