UK artists want better regulation of AI

January 25, 2024

On 18 January 2024, UK-based Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) released a report on the findings from a survey of its artist members on artificial intelligence (AI).

The findings included:

  • 74% of artists are concerned about their work being used to train AI models.
  • 95% of artists feel they should be asked before their work is used to train AI models.
  • 93% of respondents felt they should be credited when their work was used to train AI.
  • 94% of respondents felt they should be compensated financially when their work is used to train AI.
  • 89% of respondents feel the UK Government needs to bring in safeguards and regulation around AI.
  • 84% of respondents would sign up for a licensing mechanism to be paid when their work is used by AI.
  • 96% of respondents have had no formal training in AI

You can see DACS’s summary here and the full report here.

Similar surveys have been conducted by the Australian Society of Authors (here), Copyright Licensing Agency (here) and Copyright Agency. Other surveys are underway, such as the UK Society of Authors survey (here).