Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]

Official Summary

A bill to make provision about access to customer data and business data; to make provision about services consisting of the use of information to ascertain and verify facts about individuals; to make provision about the recording and sharing, and keeping of registers, of information relating to apparatus in streets; to make provision about the keeping and maintenance of registers of births and deaths; to make provision for the regulation of the processing of information relating to identified or identifiable living individuals; to make provision about privacy and electronic communications; to establish the Information Commission; to make provision about information standards for health and social care; to make provision about the grant of smart meter communication licences; to make provision about the disclosure of information to improve public service delivery; to make provision about the retention of information by providers of internet services in connection with investigations into child deaths; to make provision about providing information for purposes related to the carrying out of independent research into online safety matters; to make provision about the retention of biometric data; to make provision about services for the provision of electronic signatures, electronic seals and other trust services; to make provision about the creation and solicitation of purported intimate images and for connected purposes.

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Overview

This bill, currently under consideration by the UK Parliament, focuses on addressing copyright issues related to the use of copyrighted material in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) models. Amendments debated centre around transparency requirements for businesses using copyrighted works in their AI models and the mechanism for achieving this.

Description

The bill initially proposed regulations requiring businesses using AI models with UK links to disclose data used in training their AI to copyright owners. Several amendments were proposed and rejected due to potential cost to the public purse. The final version removed the mandatory data publication requirement but insists instead on the Secretary of State issuing a statement detailing the scale of copyright infringement by AI developers and the economic impact. This statement must be accompanied by a draft bill outlining proposed legislative solutions within three months. This draft bill will then undergo pre-legislative scrutiny. The amendments also aim to include considerations for AI systems developed outside the UK and effective methods for enforcing the new regulations.

Government Spending

The initial amendments proposing mandatory data publication were rejected by the Commons because they would have incurred charges on public funds. The final agreed version avoids this direct cost by focusing on a statement and draft legislation instead of immediate regulatory implementation.

Groups Affected

Copyright Owners: Potentially benefit from increased transparency regarding the use of their works in AI models, leading to improved ability to identify and prevent copyright infringement.
Businesses operating AI models with UK links: Will be subject to reporting requirements (the exact nature of which is yet to be defined) and potentially face future regulations to ensure transparency of data usage and copyright compliance. Small and micro-entities are expected to be treated proportionally.
UK Government: Responsible for issuing a statement and drafting legislation, potentially incurring indirect costs associated with this process.

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