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date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: Copyright
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using voluntary collective licensing schemes to enable the licensing of copyright protected material for use in the training of generative AI models.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	14296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the benefits of collective licensing, in delivering efficient outcomes for users of copyright material, but has made no specific assessment of the potential merits of collective licensing in relation to the training of AI models. Collective licensing was examined by the working group convened last year to develop a voluntary code of practice on copyright and AI, but no agreement on a way forward was reached between rights holders and AI companies.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to work closely with AI developers and rights holders, including collective management organisations, on these issues and will share a public update soon.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 26/02/2024 16:26:55 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1680992

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date	19/12/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Medicine: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she is taking steps to support the growth of the human-specific technology sector.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	900787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>We look forward to the moment when technology will allow the end of all animal testing. In the meantime, we are committed to supporting the growth of technologies that support human-specific research. The UK has a world leading reputation for the delivery of techniques that replace, reduce and refine the use of animals in research (3Rs).</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 11/01/2024 15:39:08 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling