Select committee: Communications and Digital Committee

Large language models

Closed Opened 7 Jul 2023 Closed 21 Nov 2024 22 recommendations 39 conclusions
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
This inquiry will examine large language models and what needs to happen over the next 1–3 years to ensure the UK can respond to their opportunities and risks.This will involve evaluating the work of Government and regulators, examining how well this addresses current and future technological capabilities, and reviewing the implications of approaches taken elsewhere in the world Read the key points in our enhanced report summary

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 7 July 2023.

The committee has published 1 report, most recently 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI on 2 February 2024.

The government's response

Published 2 May 2024. The deadline was 2 April 2024.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government says it agrees with the Committee that large language models will bring transformation comparable to the internet, and sets out its pro-innovation, pro-safety approach while stating it will not "rush to regulate".

  • On legislation, the government agrees it would be too early for new primary legislation aimed solely at LLMs, but anticipates that all jurisdictions will "in time" want to place targeted binding requirements on the most capable AI systems.
  • On a sovereign LLM, the government's "current assessment" is that it is "not suitable, and indeed may not be feasible" to develop one "at this stage", and it will continue to monitor the market.
  • On regulators, it has announced £10 million to prepare and upskill them, and says it will work with departments and regulators to analyse and review potential gaps in existing powers and remits.
  • On copyright, it agrees that law should provide certainty but will not comment on ongoing court cases, and says greater transparency is needed from AI developers about training data.

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Conclusion 1

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
Large language models (LLMs) will have impacts comparable to the invention of the internet.

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Conclusion 2

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
The UK must prepare for a period of heightened technological turbulence as it seeks to take advantage of the opportunities.

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Conclusion 3

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
Fair market competition is key to ensuring UK businesses are not squeezed out of the race to shape the fast-growing LLM industry. The UK has particular strengths in mid-tier businesses and will benefit most from a combination of open and closed source technologies.

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Recommendation 4

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
The Government should make market competition an explicit policy objective. This does not mean backing open models at the expense of closed, or vice versa. But it does mean ensuring regulatory interventions do not stifle low-risk open access model providers.

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Recommendation 5

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
The Government should work with the Competition and Markets Authority to keep the state of competition in foundation models under close review.

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Conclusion 6

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
The risk of regulatory capture is real and growing. External AI expertise is becoming increasingly important to regulators and Government, and industry links should be encouraged. But this must be accompanied by stronger governance safeguards.

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Recommendation 7

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Recommended (the committee's words)
We recommend enhanced governance measures in DSIT and regulators to mitigate the risks of inadvertent regulatory capture and groupthink. This should apply to internal policy work, industry engagements and decisions to commission external advice. Options include metrics to evaluate the impact of new policies and standards on competition; embedding red teaming, systematic challenge and external critique in policy processes; more training for officials to improve technical know-how; and ensuring proposals for technical standards or benchmarks are published for consultation.

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Conclusion 8

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
The perception of conflicts of interest risks undermining confidence in the integrity of Government work on AI. Addressing this will become increasingly important as the Government brings more private sector expertise into policymaking. Some conflicts of interest are inevitable and we commend private sector leaders engaging in public service, which often involves incurring financial loss. But their appointment to powerful Government positions must be done in ways that uphold public confidence.

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Recommendation 9

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Recommended (the committee's words)
We recommend the Government should implement greater transparency measures for high-profile roles in AI. This should include further high-level information about the types of mitigations being arranged, and a public statement within six months of appointment to confirm these mitigations have been completed.

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Conclusion 10

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Concluded (the committee's words)
Large language models have significant potential to benefit the economy and society if they are developed and deployed responsibly. The UK must not lose out on these opportunities.

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Conclusion 11

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Concluded (the committee's words)
Some labour market disruption looks likely. Imminent and widespread cross-sector unemployment is not plausible, but there will inevitably be those who lose out. The pace of change also underscores the need for a credible strategy to address digital exclusion and help all sectors of society benefit from technological change.

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Recommendation 12

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
We reiterate the findings from our reports on the creative industries and digital exclusion: those most exposed to disruption from AI must be better supported to transition. The Department for Education and DSIT should work with industry to expand programmes to upskill and re-skill workers, and improve public awareness of the opportunities and implications of AI for employment.

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Recommendation 13

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
The Government is not striking the right balance between innovation and risk. We appreciate that recent advances have required rapid security evaluations and we commend the AI Safety Summit as a significant achievement. But Government attention is shifting too far towards a narrow view of high-stakes AI safety. On its own, this will not drive the kind of widespread responsible innovation needed to benefit our society and economy. The Government must also recognise that long-term global leadership on AI safety requires a thriving commercial and academic sector to attract, develop and retain technical experts.

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Recommendation 14

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
The Government should set out a more positive vision for LLMs and rebalance towards the ambitions set out in the National AI Strategy and AI White Paper. It otherwise risks falling behind international competitors and becoming strategically dependent on a small number of overseas tech firms. The Government must recalibrate its political rhetoric and attention, provide more prominent progress updates on the ten-year National AI Strategy, and prioritise funding decisions to support responsible innovation and socially beneficial deployment.

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Conclusion 15

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Concluded (the committee's words)
A diverse set of skills and people is key to striking the right balance on AI. We advocate expanded systems of secondments from industry, academia and civil society to support the work of officials— with appropriate guardrails as set out in Chapter 3. We also urge the Government to appoint a balanced cadre of advisers to the AI Safety Institute with expertise beyond security, including ethicists and social scientists .

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Recommendation 16

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Recommended (the committee's words)
Recent Government investments in advanced computing facilities are welcome, but more is needed and the Government will struggle to afford the scale required to keep pace with cutting edge international competitors. The Government should provide more incentives to attract private sector investment in compute. These should be structured to maximise energy efficiency.

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Conclusion 17

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Concluded (the committee's words)
Equitable access will be key. UK Research and Innovation and DSIT must ensure that both researchers and SMEs are granted access to high-end computing facilities on fair terms to catalyse publicly beneficial research and commercial opportunity.

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Recommendation 18

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
The Government should take better advantage of the UK’s start-up potential. It should work with industry to expand spin-out accelerator schemes. This could focus on areas of public benefit in the first instance. It should also remove barriers, for example by working with universities on providing attractive licensing and ownership terms, and unlocking funding across the business lifecycle to help start-ups grow and scale in the UK .

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Recommendation 19

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
The Government should also review UKRI’s allocations for AI PhD funding, in light of concerns that the prospects for commercial spinouts are being negatively affected and foreign influence in funding strategic sectors may grow as a result.

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Conclusion 20

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
A sovereign UK LLM capability could deliver substantial value if challenges around reliability, ethics, security and interpretability can be resolved. LLMs could in future benefit central departments and public services for example, though it remains too early to consider using LLMs in high-stakes applications such as critical national infrastructure or the legal system.

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Conclusion 21

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
We do not recommend using an ‘off the shelf’ LLM or developing one from scratch: the former is too risky and the latter requires high-tech R&D efforts ill-suited to Government. But commissioning an LLM to high specifications and running it on internal secure facilities might strike the right balance. The Government might also make high-end facilities available to researchers and commercial partners to collaborate on applying LLM technology to national priorities.

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Recommendation 22

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
We recommend that the Government explores the options for and feasibility of acquiring a sovereign LLM capability. No option is risk free, though commissioning external developers might work best. Any public sector capability would need to be designed to the highest ethical and security standards, in line with the recommendations made in this report.

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Conclusion 23

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
The most immediate security concerns from LLMs come from making existing malicious activities easier, rather than qualitatively new risks.

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Recommendation 24

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
The Government should work with industry at pace to scale existing mitigations in the areas of cyber security ( including systems vulnerable to voice cloning), child sexual abuse material, counter-terror, and counter-disinformation. It should set out progress and future plans in response to this report, with a particular focus on disinformation in the context of upcoming elections.

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Conclusion 25

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
The Government has made welcome progress on understanding AI risks and catalysing international co-operation. There is however no publicly agreed assessment framework and shared terminology is limited. It is therefore difficult to judge the magnitude of the issues and priorities.

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Recommendation 26

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
The Government should publish an AI risk taxonomy and risk register. It would be helpful for this to be aligned with the National Security Risk Assessment.

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Conclusion 27

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
Catastrophic risks resulting in thousands of UK fatalities and tens of billions in financial damages are not likely within three years, though this cannot be ruled out as next generation capabilities become clearer and open access models more widespread.

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Conclusion 28

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
There are however no warning indicators for a rapid and uncontrollable escalation of capabilities resulting in catastrophic risk. There is no cause for panic, but the implications of this intelligence blind spot deserve sober consideration.

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Recommendation 29

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
The AI Safety Institute should publish an assessment of engineering pathways to catastrophic risk and warning indicators as an immediate priority. It should then set out plans for developing scalable mitigations. (We set out recommendations on powers and take-down requirements in Chapter 7). The Institute should further set out options for encouraging developers to build systems that are safe by design, rather than focusing on retrospective guardrails .

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Conclusion 30

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
There is a credible security risk from the rapid and uncontrollable proliferation of highly capable openly available models which may be misused or malfunction. Banning them entirely would be disproportionate and likely ineffective. But a concerted effort is needed to monitor and mitigate the cumulative impacts.

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Conclusion 31

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
The AI Safety Institute should develop new ways to identify and track models once released, standardise expectations of documentation, and review the extent to which it is safe for some types of model to publish the underlying software code, weights and training data.

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Conclusion 32

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
It is almost certain existential risks will not manifest within three years and highly likely not within the next decade. As our understanding of this technology grows and responsible development increases, we hope concerns about existential risk will decline. The Government retains a duty to monitor all eventualities. But this must not distract it from capitalising on opportunities and addressing more limited immediate risks.

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Conclusion 33

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Concluded (the committee's words)
LLMs may amplify numerous existing societal problems and are particularly prone to discrimination and bias. The economic impetus to use them before adequate guardrails have been developed risks deepening inequality.

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Conclusion 34

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
The AI Safety Institute should develop robust techniques to identify and mitigate societal risks. The Government’ s AI risk register should include a range of societal risks, developed in consultation with civil society. DSIT should also use its White Paper response to propose market-oriented measures which incentivise ethical development from the outset, rather than retrospective guardrails. Options include using Government procurement and accredited standards, as set out in Chapter 7.

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Conclusion 35

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
Further clarity on data protection law is needed. The Information Commissioner ’s Office should work with DSIT to provide clear guidance on how data protection law applies to the complexity of LLM processes, including the extent to which individuals can seek redress if a model has already been trained on their data and released.

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Conclusion 36

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
The Department for Health and Social Care should work with NHS bodies to ensure future proof data protection provisions are embedded in licensing terms. This would help reassure patients given the possibility of LLM businesses working with NHS data being acquired by overseas corporations.

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Conclusion 37

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
The UK should continue to forge its own path on AI regulation, balancing rather than copying the EU , US or Chinese approaches. In doing so the UK can strengthen its position in technology diplomacy and set an example to other countries facing similar decisions and challenges.

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Conclusion 38

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
International regulatory co-ordination will be key, but difficult and probably slow. Divergence appears more likely in the immediate future. We support the Government’s efforts to boost international co-operation, but it must not delay domestic action in the meantime.

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Conclusion 39

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
Extensive primary legislation aimed solely at LLMs is not currently appropriate: the technology is too new, the uncertainties too high and the risk of inadvertently stifling innovation too great. Broader legislation on AI governance may emerge in future, though this was outside the scope of our inquiry.

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Conclusion 40

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Concluded (the committee's words)
Setting the strategic direction for LLMs and developing enforceable, pro-innovation regulatory frameworks at pace should remain the Government’s immediate priority.

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Conclusion 41

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
We support the overall White Paper approach. But the pace of delivering the central support functions is inadequate. The regulatory support and co-ordination teams proposed in the March 2023 White Paper underpin its entire success. By the end of November 2023, regulators were unaware of the central function’s status and how it would operate. This slowness reflects prioritisation choices and undermines confidence in the Government’s commitment to the regulatory structures needed to ensure responsible innovation.

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Conclusion 42

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
DSIT should prioritise resourcing the teams responsible for regulatory support and co-ordination , and publish an update on staffing and policy progress in response to this report.

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Conclusion 43

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Concluded (the committee's words)
Relying on existing regulators to ensure good outcomes from AI will only work if they are properly resourced and empowered.

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Recommendation 44

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
The Government should introduce standardised powers for the main regulators who are expected to lead on AI oversight to ensure they can gather information relating to AI processes and conduct technical, empirical and governance audits. It should also ensure there are meaningful sanctions to provide credible deterrents against egregious wrongdoing.

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Conclusion 45

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Concluded (the committee's words)
The Government’s central support functions should work with regulators at pace to publish cross-sector guidance on AI issues that fall outside individual sector remits.

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Conclusion 46

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
Model developers bear some responsibility for the products they are building—particularly given the foreseeable risk of harm from misuse and the limited information available to customers about how the base model works. But how far such liability extends remains unclear.

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Recommendation 47

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
The Government should ask the Law Commission to review legal liability across the LLM value chain, including open access models. The Government should provide an initial position , and a timeline for establishing further legal clarity, in its White Paper response.

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Conclusion 48

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
We welcome the commitments from model developers to engage with the Government on safety. But it would be naïve to believe voluntary agreements will suffice in the long-term as increasingly powerful models proliferate across the world, including in states which already pose a threat to UK security objectives.

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Recommendation 49

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
The Government should develop mandatory safety tests for high-risk high-impact models. This must include an expectation that the results will be shared with the Government (and regulators if appropriate), and clearly defined powers to require compliance with safety recommendations, suspend model release, and issue market recall or platform take-down notices in the event of a credible threat to public safety.

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Conclusion 50

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
The scope and benchmarks for high-risk high -impact testing should involve a combination of metrics that can adapt to fast-moving changes. They should be developed by the AI Safety Institute through engagement with industry, regulators and civil society. It is imperative that these metrics do not impose undue market barriers, particularly to open access providers.

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Conclusion 51

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Concluded (the committee's words)
Accredited standards and auditing practices are key. They would help catalyse a domestic AI assurance industry, support business clarity and empower regulators.

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Recommendation 52

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
We urge the Government and regulators to work with partners at pace on developing accredited standards and auditing practices for LLMs (noting that these must not be tick-box exercises). A consistent approach to publishing key information on model cards would also be helpful.

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Recommendation 53

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Recommended (the committee's words)
The Government should then use the public sector procurement market to encourage responsible AI practices by requiring bidders to demonstrate compliance with high standards when awarding relevant contracts .

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Conclusion 54

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
LLMs may offer immense value to society. But that does not warrant the violation of copyright law or its underpinning principles. We do not believe it is fair for tech firms to use rightsholder data for commercial purposes without permission or compensation, and to gain vast financial rewards in the process. There is compelling evidence that the UK benefits economically, politically and societally from upholding a globally respected copyright regime.

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Conclusion 55

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
The application of the law to LLM processes is complex, but the principles remain clear. The point of copyright is to reward creators for their efforts, prevent others from using works without permission, and incentivise innovation. The current legal framework is failing to ensure these outcomes occur and the Government has a duty to act. It cannot sit on its hands for the next decade until sufficient case law has emerged.

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Recommendation 56

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
In response to this report the Government should publish its view on whether copyright law provides sufficient protections to rightsholders, given recent advances in LLMs. If this identifies major uncertainty the Government should set out options for updating legislation to ensure copyright principles remain future proof and technologically neutral.

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Conclusion 57

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
The voluntary IPO-led process is welcome and valuable. But debate cannot continue indefinitely.

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Recommendation 58

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
If the process remains unresolved by Spring 2024 the Government must set out options and prepare to resolve the dispute definitively, including legislative changes if necessary.

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Conclusion 59

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
The IPO code must ensure creators are fully empowered to exercise their rights, whether on an opt-in or opt-out basis. Developers should make it clear whether their web crawlers are being used to acquire data for generative AI training or for other purposes. This would help rightsholders make informed decisions, and reduce risks of large firms exploiting adjacent market dominance.

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Recommendation 60

Recommendation · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Recommended (the committee's words)
The Government should encourage good practice by working with licensing agencies and data repository owners to create expanded, high quality data sources at the scales needed for LLM training. The Government should also use its procurement market to encourage good practice.

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Conclusion 61

Conclusion · 1st Report - Large language models and generative AI

Concluded (the committee's words)
The IPO code should include a mechanism for rightsholders to check training data. This would provide assurance about the level of compliance with copyright law.

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Reports

1 report

Oral evidence sessions

9 sessions

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Date Session and witnesses Source
28 Nov 2023
Oral evidence session
Lizzie Greenhalgh · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Professor Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Sam Cannicott · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, The Viscount Camrose · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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21 Nov 2023
Oral evidence session
Anna Boaden · Equality and Human Rights Commission, Dr Yih-Choung Teh · Ofcom, Hayley Fletcher · Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Jonas Andrulis · Aleph Alpha, Professor Zoubin Ghahramani · Google DeepMind, Stephen Almond · Information Commissioner's Office
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14 Nov 2023
Oral evidence session
Owen Larter · Microsoft, Rob Sherman · Meta
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8 Nov 2023
Oral evidence session
Dr Adriano Koshiyama · Holistic AI, Dr Moez Draief · Mozilla.ai, Irene Solaiman · Hugging Face, Professor John McDermid · University of York
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7 Nov 2023
Oral evidence session
Arnav Joshi · Clifford Chance, Dan Conway · Publishers Association, Dr Hayleigh Bosher · Brunel University London, Richard Mollet · RELX
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24 Oct 2023
Oral evidence session
Dr Mark MacCarthy · Georgetown Law, Paul Triolo · Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Professor Anu Bradford · Columbia Law School
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17 Oct 2023
Oral evidence session
Dr Florian Ostmann · Alan Turing Institute, Dr Jeremy Silver · Digital Catapult, Michael Birtwistle · Ada Lovelace Institute, Mrs Katherine Holden · techUK, Professor Dame Muffy Calder · Glasgow University, Professor Dame Wendy Hall · University of Southampton
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19 Sep 2023
Oral evidence session
Chris Anley · NCC Group, Dr Peter Waggett · IBM, Dr Zoe Webster · BT Group, Francesco Marconi · Applied XL, Lyric Jain · Logically, Nathan Benaich · Air Street Capital, Professor Phil Blunsom · Cohere, Professor Stuart Russell OBE · University of California, Berkeley
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12 Sep 2023
Oral evidence session
Ben Brooks · Stability AI, Dr Jean Innes · Alan Turing Institute, Ian Hogarth · Foundation Model Taskforce, Professor Neil Lawrence · University of Cambridge
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Who gave evidence

41 witnesses

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WitnessOrganisationSessions
Anna Boaden · Director of Policy and Human Rights Equality and Human Rights Commission 1
Arnav Joshi · Senior Associate Clifford Chance 1
Ben Brooks · Head of Public Policy Stability AI 1
Chris Anley · Chief Scientist NCC Group 1
Dan Conway · Chief Executive Officer Publishers Association 1
Dr Adriano Koshiyama · Co-Chief Executive Officer Holistic AI 1
Dr Florian Ostmann · Head of AI Governance and Regulatory Innovation Alan Turing Institute 1
Dr Hayleigh Bosher · Associate Dean and Reader in Intellectual Property Law Brunel University London 1
Dr Jean Innes · Chief Executive Officer Alan Turing Institute 1
Dr Jeremy Silver · Chief Executive Officer Digital Catapult 1
Dr Mark MacCarthy · Senior Fellow, Institute for Technology, Law and Policy Georgetown Law 1
Dr Moez Draief · Managing Director Mozilla.ai 1
Dr Peter Waggett · UK Director of Research IBM 1
Dr Yih-Choung Teh · Group Director of Strategy and Research Ofcom 1
Dr Zoe Webster · AI Director BT Group 1
Francesco Marconi · Co-founder Applied XL 1
Hayley Fletcher · Interim Senior Director of Consumer Protection Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) 1
Ian Hogarth · Chair Foundation Model Taskforce 1
Irene Solaiman · Head of Global Policy Hugging Face 1
Jonas Andrulis · Founder and Chief Executive Officer Aleph Alpha 1
Lizzie Greenhalgh · Deputy Director of AI Regulation, AI policy directorate Department for Science, Innovation and Technology 1
Lyric Jain · CEO Logically 1
Michael Birtwistle · Associate Director Ada Lovelace Institute 1
Mrs Katherine Holden · Head of Data Analytics, AI and Digital Identity techUK 1
Nathan Benaich · Founder Air Street Capital 1
Owen Larter · Director of Public Policy, Office of Responsible AI Microsoft 1
Paul Triolo · Senior Associate (Non-resident), Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) 1
Professor Anu Bradford · Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization Columbia Law School 1
Professor Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS · The Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) Department for Science, Innovation and Technology 1
Professor Dame Muffy Calder · Vice-Principal and Head of College of Science and Engineering, and Professor of Formal Methods Glasgow University 1
Professor Dame Wendy Hall · Regius Professor of Computer Science University of Southampton 1
Professor John McDermid · Professor of Software Engineering University of York 1
Professor Neil Lawrence · DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning University of Cambridge 1
Professor Phil Blunsom · Chief Scientist Cohere 1
Professor Stuart Russell OBE · Professor of Computer Science University of California, Berkeley 1
Professor Zoubin Ghahramani · Vice President of Research Google DeepMind 1
Richard Mollet · Head of European Government Affairs RELX 1
Rob Sherman · VP and Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, Policy Meta 1
Sam Cannicott · Deputy Director and Head of the Office for AI Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1
Stephen Almond · Director of Technology and Innovation Information Commissioner's Office 1
The Viscount Camrose · Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for AI and Intellectual Property) Department for Science, Innovation and Technology 1

Correspondence

31 letters

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PublishedDirectionLetter
30 Oct 2024 To committee Letter from the Chair to Sarah Munby, Permanent Secretary, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, dated 29 October 2024
23 May 2024 Not recorded Response to the Chair from Michelle Donelan MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, dated 16 May 2024
2 May 2024 From committee Letter to the Chair from Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, dated 17 April 2024
2 May 2024 To committee Response from the Chair to Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, dated 2 May 2024
25 Jan 2024 From committee Letter to the Chair from Viscount Camrose, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, dated 16 January 2024
9 Jan 2024 From committee Letter to the Chair from Viscount Camrose, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, dated 8 December 2023
14 Dec 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Viscount Camrose, Minister for AI and Intellectual Property, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, dated 12 December 2023
30 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Sarah Munby, Permanent Secretary, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, dated 30 November 2023
15 Nov 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from Dr June Raine DBE, Chief Executive Officer, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, dated 16 October 2023
15 Nov 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from Sophia Ignatidou, Group Manager for Artificial Intelligence & Data Science, Information Commissioner’s Office, dated October 2023
15 Nov 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from Jessica Rusu, Chief Data, Information and Intelligence Officer, Financial Conduct Authority, dated 9 October 2023
15 Nov 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from Cath Denholm, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Equality and Human Rights Commission, dated 6 October 2023
15 Nov 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from Will Hayter, Senior Director, Digital Markets Unit, Competition and Markets Authority, dated 9 October 2023
15 Nov 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from Sir Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor, Financial Stability, Bank of England and Sam Woods, Deputy Governor, Prudential Regulation and Chief Executive Officer, Prudential Regulation Authority, Bank of England, dated 5 October 2023
15 Nov 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from Aileen Armstrong, Executive Director – Strategy and Innovation, Solicitors Regulation Authority, dated October 2023
15 Nov 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from Kate Roche, Public Affairs Advisor, Advertising Standards Authority, dated October 2023
15 Nov 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from Dr Jo Saxton, Chief Regulator, Ofqual, dated 5 October 2023
15 Nov 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from Yih-Choung Teh, Group Director, Strategy and Research, Ofcom dated 5 October 2023
15 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to John Edwards, Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner's Office, dated 14 September 2023
15 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Guy Parker, Chief Executive Officer, Advertising Standards Authority, dated 14 September 2023
15 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Dame Melanie Dawes, Chief Executive Officer, Ofcom, dated 14 September 2023
15 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Dr Jo Saxton, Chief Regulator, Ofqual, dated 14 September 2023
15 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Sarah Cardell, Chief Executive Officer, Competition and Markets Authority, dated 14 September 2023
15 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive Officer, Financial Conduct Authority, dated 14 September 2023
15 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Dr June Raine DBE, Chief Executive Officer, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, dated 14 September 2023
15 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Sam Woods, Chief Executive Officer, Prudential Regulation Authority, dated 14 September 2023
15 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Paul Philip, Chief Executive Officer, Solicitors Regulation Authority, dated 14 September 2023
15 Nov 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Marcial Boo, Chief Executive Officer, Equality and Human Rights Commission, dated 14 September 2023
8 Nov 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, dated 2 November 2023
26 Oct 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from Sarah Munby, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, dated 19 October 2023
22 Sep 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Sarah Munby, Permanent Secretary, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, dated 22 September 2023