Select committee: Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Conclusion 8

Eleventh Report - Connected tech: AI and creative technology Published 30 Aug 2023 Paragraph 49 Addressed to Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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Conclusion (the committee's words)

While institutions are understandably investing in products such as the metaverse and generative AI, this should not be to the exclusion of novel and emerging technologies, which are enabling artists to innovate and attract audiences. In order to encourage a rich and diverse cultural and creative technology ecosystem, the Government and its arm’s-length bodies should ensure support for the creative industries encourages artists to push the boundaries of creativity and technology and is not limited to following the narrow interests of the tech sector. Cultural institutions should be encouraged and supported by the Government to invest in, present and preserve the results of creative technology.

From: Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Eleventh Report - Connected tech: AI and creative technology (HC 1643), paragraph 49, 30 August 2023

Government response

The government responded to the whole report on 11 January 2024.

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

The government thanks the Committee and "notes the findings", agrees that connected technology could cause unintended harm if left unaddressed, and says its forthcoming response to the AI regulation white paper, with the Cultural Education Plan and a copyright and AI code of practice, will "in due course" provide more detailed responses to a number of recommendations.

On AI regulation, the government "recognises" the need for regulator skills and strong central coordination, says it has "already established a central risk function" and is "implementing a coordination function", and will give further details in its forthcoming white paper response.
On copyright, it states it "is not proceeding with its original proposal for a broad copyright exception for text and data mining". It is instead developing a code of practice on copyright and AI, and intends to set out the outcomes of that work "in early 2024".
On the Beijing Treaty, it has "committed to implementing and ratifying" it and expects it to come into force "in the latter half of 2024" once legislation is in place. It "accept[s] the limitations" of the Treaty on misuse of likenesses, and the IPO will "explore the case for stronger protections".
On the Cultural Education Plan, it says it "will publish" the Plan "in the coming months", and that the Plan will help strengthen talent pipelines into cultural and creative sectors such as CreaTech.

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