Speaking to Sky News, Mr Kyle said that AI is “technology which needs enormous amounts of data in order to be effective and efficient”, but that he needs “to make sure that those people who do feel strongly about it do have the right to opt out, make sure that their material isn’t included in the harvesting”.
The Technology Secretary told BBC Breakfast that copyright law “just isn’t fit for purpose” to protect people when it came to AI, and that he wanted to make sure both the creative and AI sectors could “thrive” in the UK.
The Technology Secretary has said that he will “not have one side forcing me to make a choice between one and other”, following widespread protests in the creative sector over proposals to amend copyright law around AI.
““I know full well the Prime Minister is keen to discuss AI technology, but also find areas where we can collaborate to a greater extent going forward with the US,” he said.
He told the programme that a consultation on the matter closed this week and “I’m really open minded about how we move forward, but there’s one principle I have: I will not have one side forcing me to make a choice between one or the other”.
