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    UK newspapers blanket their covers to protest loss of AI protections

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    1. MetaKnowing on

      “Major newspapers across the UK today are all on the same page for once. Specifically, their front covers, which feature the same campaign imagery protesting government proposals that could eviscerate copyright protections against artificial intelligence. Brits popping into their local store or newsagents will be greeted by a spread of bright blue pages demanding the same thing: [MAKE IT FAIR](https://newsmediauk.org/make-it-fair/).

      Creative and media industries have teamed up on this “Make It Fair” initiative, calling for readers to help protect British creative industries. The campaign was created to fight government proposals that would allow artificial intelligence companies to train their models on copyright-protected work without permission.”

    2. Glycerine on

      This is a double-edged sword.

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      + Stealing artist work is shitty – but is done by the business printing this media.
      + The “UK Media” is one org, one person, one narrative: https://www.mediareform.org.uk/blog/new-report-who-owns-the-uk-media

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      The UK media can go fuck themselves – as they’re pissed the new AI legislation will stop them from having a unfettered grip on media. They want to lock it down to ensure only _their select group_ of people can profit from AI tools.

      + It’s **only them** that are allowed to steal from user based news forums.
      + Only **them** – that can direct the narrative.
      + Because **they** own all the text on the internet.

      Who are “They”?
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      1. Rupert Murdoch
      2. Evgeny Lebedev
      3. Mark Zuckerberg.

      https://www.mediareform.org.uk/blog/new-report-who-owns-the-uk-media

    3. Opening_Training6513 on

      Good, let’s not let androids dream too much of electric sheep, don’t want it to become too real because of their fantasies