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Former Meta exec (Nick Clegg) says asking for artist permission will kill AI industry (htxt.co.za)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by Pro to c/[email protected]

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Nick Clegg, former Meta executive and UK Deputy Prime Minister, has reiterated a familiar line when it comes to AI and artist consent.

He said that any push for consent would “basically kill” the AI industry.

Clegg added that the sheer volume of data that AI is trained on makes it “implausible” to ask for consent.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What are you talking about this has nothing to do with UK policy decisions. The current UK government doesn't have any interest in restricting AI usage I don't know where you're getting that idea from.

Nick Clegg never really had much to do with UK politics, he was a deputy prime minister but he wasn't exactly in charge of anything, and he's long since left politics entirely. His previous employment has no bearing on his current statements.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Because he's speaking to a British newspaper about British policies. I'm assuming the second part as I don't subscribe to the times so cant read the article, but there are currently plans in place in the UK to introduce an opt-out framework for people to remove permission for training on their work, with pushback from big names that want to charge rent on their old works, so I assume that is the subject.

Even if he wasn't talking about the UK at all (which I think it is clear he is from context) my larger point still stands, the choice isn't between stopping AI and allowing AI, its between allowing AI companies to operate in your jurisdiction or AI being trained elsewhere that is out of your control. There is no option for "stop this entirely", unless you can persuade the USA and China at the very least to sign up to it. Which they wont.