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UK delays plans to regulate AI as ministers seek to align with Trump administration


Exclusive: Government reluctant to take action that could weaken UK’s attractiveness to AI firms, says Labour source

Ministers have delayed plans to regulate artificial intelligence as the UK government seeks to align itself with Donald Trump’s administration on the technology, the Guardian has learned. Another Labour source briefed on the legislation said an iteration of the bill had been prepared months ago but was now up in the air because of Trump, with ministers reluctant to take action that could weaken the UK’s attractiveness to AI companies. Ministers are under pressure over separate plans to allow AI companies to draw on online material including creative work to train their models without needing copyright permission.

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